U. S. Army Air Corp./Air Force Corporal. Aircraft Armor: First and Second Echelon Dec. 15, 1941 thru Sept. 2, 1945 armor maintenance on B-17 aircraft. Civil Defence Liaison Officer to the Gary, Indiana Civil Air Patrol during the 1950s and the 1960s. Earned Pilot License at the age of 71 on Feb. 10, 1996. Mainains this license and will be turning 80 on July 3, 2004.