Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Gary, Indiana
Honored By
The Uskert Family
SERVED IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND AIR OFFENSIVE IN EUROPE. SERVED AS A TAIL GUNNER ON B-17 ON MISSIONS OVER GERMANY WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 487TH BOMB GROUP, 838TH SQUADRON. FLEW 34 MISSIONS OVER GERMANY, BERLIN, PEENEMUNDE AND D-DAY. RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND PURPLE HEART. SERVED FROM 1943 TO 1945.