BRANCH OF SERVICE
Army Air Corps (Army Air Forces)

RANK
Staff Sergeant - WWII

HOMETOWN
Orleans, IN

HONORED BY
Grateful American

Served in the Army Air Force with the 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angel's", 358th Bomb Squadron based at Molesworth,England.Was a waist/tail gunner on several B-17G's #43-37590 Neva-The Silver Lady,
#42-31739 Pugnacious Peter,#42-102945 Sweet Pea,#44-8125 Sparky,#43-37537 Queen of Hearts,#44-6166 The Red,#43-38462 Teddy's Rough Riders,#42-31574 Ole George. Completed 30 missions over Germany on 18 December 1944.Awards include Distinguished unit citation for 11 January 1944 strike on aircraft assembly plant at Oschersleben,Germany,American Theater Medal,European-African-Middle Eastern medal and World War II Victory Medal.