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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:

Pilot Class 44-B, Douglas, Ariz., Twin-engine. B-17 co-pilot from February 1944 to October 1944; B-17 first pilot from October 1944 to April 1945; flew 35 combat missions with 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston, England, from 3 August 1944 to 30 January 1945; 15 missions as a co-pilot; 20 missions as first pilot. Flew B-17’s with 482nd bomb Group, Alconbury, England, from 1 February 1945 to 20 April 1945. Rank: 1st Lt.
Flew P-51 fighters from 21 April 1945 to October 1945 with 383rd Fighter Squadron, 364th Fighter Group, Honington, England. Honorable discharge at Camp Beale, CA, on 21 December 1945. Remained in AF Reserve from 21 December 1945 to 15 May 1981.
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 6 Clusters.