Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Santa Anna, California
Honored By
Mrs. Jane Gale Prall
Relationship
Daughter
COLONEL. PILOT IN WORLD WAR I AND WWII. DURING WWII HE SERVED WITH THE ALLIED FORCES HEADQUARTERS ON GENERAL DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER'S STAFF IN ENGLAND AND NORTH AFRICA. THEN AS A LIAISON OFFICER WITH GENERAL MARK W. CLARK AND THE AMERICAN 5TH ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA AND ITALY THROUGH THE END OF THE WAR. HE WAS AWARDED THE LEGION OF MERIT AND AIR MEDALS DURING THE WAR.