Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
Mr. Homer J. Guindon, Jr.
ENLISTED IN 1938, IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS. WHEN THE U.S. GOT INTO THE WAR IN 1941, I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE TRAINING AIR FORCE (3RD) AND STAYED THERE FOR 3 YEARS. LATER WENT TO AIRPLANE MECHANICS' SCHOOL AND TOOK AERIAL ENGINEER TRAINING. SERVED AS AN AERIAL ENGINEER ON C-46 AIRCRAFT, BUT WAS NEVER ASSIGNED OVERSEAS.