Born September 17, 1924. Graduated U. S. A. A.F. Pilot Training 44-H
Flew P-38 aircraft - Pacific Theater, 26th Photo Recon Sq. and 475th RG.
Flew as co-pilot United Airlines 1951-1953.
Managed an aviation company in Frankfurt, Germany 1953-1954 (Aero- Exploration).
U.S.A.F. Reserve Assignment as Flying Safety Officer, Rhine-Main Air Base 1953-1955.
Real Estate Developer; pioneered use of aerial surveys in subdivisions, Co-developer of
first condominium in the state of California.
Trustee, So. Calif. Aviation Council which did the first Master Plan of Airports as a system
in Southern California: served as President. .Aviation Historian; collecting aviation memorabilia-; owner of History of Aviation Collection painted by Lewis Thompson, a 1911 student of the Wright Brothers Flying
School. Work includes over 100 original oil paintings of aviation pioneers including the only known portrait that Orville Wright sat for.
1987 founding Director of P-38 National Association. Served as Chairman of Committee to raise funds for a bronze P-38 now located at the Air Force Academy. President, P-38 National Association, 1996-1999, in charge of raising funds and building a P-38 Museum at March Field Air Base, California. The museum has collected memorabilia and history of every unit that flew P-38's in W.W.II. Served as member, March Field Aviation Museum Bd. of Managers and Exec. Comm. —Elected-President Emeritus by P-38 National Association, 1999.