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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Sponsor

Honored by:
Mr. Gregory Bettis

Born 1918, Mattoon, Illinois.

Enlisted in Army Air Corps Sep 1942. Assigned B-29 pilot in India with 58th Bomb Wing, 444th Group, 678th Squadron.

Served during Korean Conflict Dec 1951 to Mar 1953.
Awarded the following:
2 Overseas Service Bars
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Asia-Pacific medal with 4 Stars
Presidential Citation
China medal.

Flew on "Bachelor Quarters" and his B-29 "Noah's Ark."

In 1945 was hired by United Air Lines and progressed from DC-3 through many aircraft until retiring in 1975 on the B-747.