Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hillsboro, New Hampshire
Honored By
V. William Laughlin
Relationship
Stepson
SURVIVOR OF PEARL HARBOR. PILOTED ONE OF THE THIRTY-EIGHT B-17 AIRPLANES WHICH MADE IT TO BERLIN IN THE FIRST DAYLIGHT BOMBING, FOR WHICH HIS UNIT RECEIVED A PRESIDENTIAL CITATION. SHOT DOWN THREE DAYS LATER AND SPENT FOURTEEN MONTHS AS A PRISONER OF WAR. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.