He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps with the 614th Bomb Squadron/401st Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force in World War 2 as a radio operator/gunner aboard B-17 bombers flying combat missions over occupied Europe until the end of the war. After the war he remained in the service and in 1948 he flew missions into Berlin during the Berlin Airlift. During the Korean War, he was stationed in Japan flying supply missions into Korea. He met and married Madeline Ina (nee Stephenson) Knotts in Oct 1954 while stationed at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. He remained in the service operating ground communications at various posts until he retired as a Senior Master Sergeant from the U.S. Air Force at Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan, in 1966. After leaving military service, he worked in various sales and electronics jobs until his retirement in 1990. He as buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Section V, grave #9397 with his wife.
He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps with the 614th Bomb Squadron/401st Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force in World War 2 as a radio operator/gunner aboard B-17 bombers flying combat missions over occupied Europe until the end of the war. After the war he remained in the service and in 1948 he flew missions into Berlin during the Berlin Airlift. During the Korean War, he was stationed in Japan flying supply missions into Korea. He met and married Madeline Ina (nee Stephenson) Knotts in Oct 1954 while stationed at Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina. He remained in the service operating ground communications at various posts until he retired as a Senior Master Sergeant from the U.S. Air Force at Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan, in 1966. After leaving military service, he worked in various sales and electronics jobs until his retirement in 1990. He as buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Section V, grave #9397 with his wife.
Bio by: Don Kent
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