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Wall of Honor Level: Air and Space Friend
Honored by:
Born Chicago, Illinois November 16, 1924
U.S. Army Air Force 1942- 1946 (WW-2) U.S.A.F. Reserve 1942-1950
U.S. Army (artillery) Aviator 1952-1952
United Airlines 1952-1984 (retired 1984)
Founding Member (#21 Life) Experimental Aircraft Association
Life Member Antique Airplane Association
Past President Vintage Airplane Division of EAA
Retired Group Commander and Wing Maintenance Officer Illinois Wing C.A.P.
Past Chairman National Aeronautic Association Contest and Records Board
Inductee" Illinois Aviation Hall -of Fame
Inductee Vintage Airplane Association Hall of Fame
Federal Aviation Agency Master Airman Award
FAA designated Aircraft Maintenance Inspector and Safety Counselor
United Airlines Career Highlight. Reenacted the first CAM -5 (Contract Airmail Flight) Varney Airlines, (predecessor) of United Airlines on the event of United's Fiftieth Anniversary April 6th' 1976, flying a 1926 Swallow Mail Plane over the same route carrying the same mail payload and honoring the pioneers who built the Air Transport Industry.
Wall of Honor profiles are provided by the honoree or the donor who added their name to the Wall of Honor. The Museum cannot validate all facts contained in the profiles.
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