Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Honored By
William W. Drisko
SERVED AS A FIGHTER PILOT WITH THE 352ND FIGHTER GROUP, 487TH FIGHTER SQUADRON IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER FRANCE IN JUNE 1944 AND STAYED WITH FRENCH UNDERGROUND. RETURNED TO ENGLAND IN SEPTEMBER 1944.