World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
McLean
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Air Force
Rank:
1st Lt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
97th Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group
Major Battle/Theatre:
European African Middle Eastern
Circumstances:
Killed in action near England.
Biography:
Inducted November 14, 1942 into Air Corps.
Trained at Santa Ana, California; Oxnard, California; Gardner Field, California; Marfax, Texas; Austin, Texas; Alliance, Nebraska.
Embarked on February 22, 1944
Served in European Theatre.
Engagements: Normandy; Southern France.
Pilot of C-47, Glider Tow.
Buried at Cambridge American Cemetery. Received Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Cluster.
- Source: Garrison Book