County:
Cass
Date of Loss:
Recovered:
Remains not recovered
Military Service:
- Rank:
2nd Lieutenant
- Branch of Service:
Army
- Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
752nd Bomber Squadron
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Regiment / Group / Brigade:
458th Bomber Group, Heavy
Medals and Honors:
Circumstances:
On November 16, 1943 he was on the crew of the B-24H Liberator #41-28577 during a night training flight. It was reported that they crashed due to mechanical failure of their aircraft soon after takeoff from the Tonopah Air Base in Nevada
Biography:
born Ontario, Calif 10 May 21; resident Cass County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 12 Feb 42; died in service 16 Nov 43 Tonapah, Nev; remains not recovered.