Hometown
Arvada, Colorado
Honored By
Harold L. Newhouse
Relationship
Son
A WORLD WAR I VETERAN. HE CLOSED HIS AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND MOVED TO DENVER IN MAY 1942 WHERE HE WAS EMPLOYED AT WRIGHT ENGINEERING MAKING PARTS FOR TANKS AND OTHER MILITARY VEHICLES. HE TRAINED AT DENVER OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL HONING HIS MACHINING SKILLS. HE WORKED AT DENVER IRON WORKS AND B. K. SWEENEY, INCORPORATED WHERE HE BECAME NIGHT SHOP FOREMAN ON THE SWING SHIFT MAKING SPARE PARTS AND SPECIAL TOOLS FOR U.S. ARMY AIRCRAFT AND OTHER MILITARY EQUIPMENT.