Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Long Beach, California
Honored By
Ms. Betty Lou Morgan
Served in the Air Corps, Aviation Cadet Program, July 1942. Graduated pilot training June 1943 and commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. Joined the B-17 crew training, Dyersburg, Tennessee July 1943. Shipped overseas August 1943. Served in a replacement crew with the 91st Bomb Group (Heavy), 323rd Squadron. Killed in action on his 10th mission, January 11, 1944 over Oschersleben, Germany.