Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Phillips, Wisconsin
Honored By
Eileen K. Frank
Relationship
Sister-in-law
SERVED AS A NAVY FIGHTER PILOT. STATIONED IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, IN JAMAICA, AND ABOARD THE USS CASSIN BAY AIRCRAFT CARRIER. WENT OVER TO FRANCE WHERE HE WAS SHOT DOWN AND KILLED ON AUGUST 17, 1944, ON HIS 23RD BIRTHDAY.