Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Windfall, Indiana
Honored By
Yorktown Middle School
WAS AN AIRCRAFT CONTROLLER AND HAD TO DIRECT THE PILOTS TO THEIR MISSION USING MAPS WITH ROADS AND TOWNS FOR GUIDANCE ON D-DAY. RADAR WAS PRETTY CRUDE AND THERE WAS A LOT OF GUESSWORK. HE GOT HIS ONLY 'HIT' DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.