Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Rochelle, Illinois
Honored By
Fred Walters
ENLISTED IN JANUARY 1942. HE SERVED WITH THE AIR CORPS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND MANILA, PHILIPPINES. HIS FIVE BROTHERS ALSO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES DURING WWII AND ONE OF THEM WAS LOST AT SEA DURING THE BATTLE OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.