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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:

7 April 1943 inducted in Army. 22 Nov. 1943 US Army Air Force.(Pilot Training stopped). Returned to Army. 27 Oct. 1944 completed paratroop training sent to ETO, 508th Para. Inf. Bat. 8June 1945 Army of occupation at Gen. Eisenhower’s HDQ, Frankfurt, Germany. Discharged 3 April 1946. Oct. 1949 enlisted as an Air Force Cadet. Completed training 27 Oct 1950. Assigned to 93rd Fighter Intercept Sqdn at Kirtland AF. Reassigned to 82ned Fighter Intercept Sqdn at Larson AFB 10 Feb. 1952. Promoted to 1st Lt. 3 Jun 1952. Released from active duty 17 Oct 1953. Discharged from Reserve 31 Jan. 1958. Got helicopter training 21 Dec. 1953 in Bell -47D. June 1956 accepted as by UAL as pilot. Captain Jan. 1970. Retired 25 July 1984. Last Aircraft B-767.
United Airplanes; DC-6, DC-7, DC-8, B-720, B-737, B-767.
Air Force Airplanes; T-6, T-28, T-33, F-80, F-86, F-94, (C-45, C-47 extra flying)