Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Richfield, Minnesota
Honored By
Msgr Thomas F. Meager
Served in the 8th Army Air Force, 493rd Bomb Group, 860th Squadron. Served as a navigator on B-24's; participated in 24 combat missions. Shot down August 18, 1944; parachuted, captured, 9 months as a prisoner of war. Sole survivor of his crew.