Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Clarinda, Iowa
Honored By
Kaiser Permanente Pulmonary Rehab Lab
TRAINED AS A GUNNER/NAVIGATOR IN NAVY HELL-DIVERS AND 'Avenger' torpedo-bomber. LATER, BASED IN ENGLAND, FLEW AS NAVIGATOR, BOMBARDIER IN B-25 AND B-45 AIRCRAFT, THE U.S. FIRST OPERATIONAL JET BOMBERS.