Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Vesta, Minnesota
Honored By
Erma Belshaw
Relationship
Wife
ENLISTED IN ARMY AIR CORPS JANUARY 1941. COMPLETED 35 MISSIONS IN AIR OFFENSIVE OVER JAPANESE MAINLAND WITH 73RD BOMB WING, 20TH AIR FORCE. AWARDED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND ONE CLUSTER, AIR MEDAL, 4 CLUSTERS, 2 BATTLE STARS, SEPARATED OCTOBER 1945. RESERVES 1955.