Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pittsburg, Kansas
Honored By
Uarda Utigard
B-17 PILOT. FLEW ALL REQUIRED BOMBING MISSIONS. THEN GENERAL ARNOLD ASKED HIM TO FLY A SPECIAL B-17 TAKING NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS TO COVER THE BOMB EFFECT OVER EUROPE. THEN HOLD UP ON LUZON ISLAND IN AUGUST 1945 TO COVER THE BOMBING EFFECTS ON JAPAN THAT MONTH.