Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Dwight, Kansas
Honored By
Leland W. Bach
Served on USS WASP CV-4, anchored at Orkney Island, Scotland, Easter Sunday 1942. She ferried British Spitfires to Malta in the Mediterranean, 2 trips. Also on USS Bennington CV-20 which launched air strikes against Tokyo, Okinawa and Iwo Jima. The USS Bennington CV-20 was the target of many Kamikaze attacks, all were repulsed and shot down.