Rank: Captain
MOS: 1055 - Pilot, single engine fighter
Unit: 335th Fighter Squadron
Aircraft: P-51C-10-NT 43-25061 WD-E Choppy
P-51D WD-E Choppy
4th Service: 18 June 1944 - 21 March 1945
OCT 44 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant
19 DEC 44 Designated Flight Commander C Flight (PD)
22 DEC 44 Designated Flight Commander A Flight (PD)
16 JAN 45 Promoted to Captain
20 JAN 45 Designated Squadron Assistant Operations and Gunnery Officer (PD)
21 MAR 45 Aircraft struck by flak while strafing 2
miles north of Hesepe, Germany; bailed out
though only at 50’ altitude.
KIA. (MACR 16129)
Victories: 3
Decorations: Air Medal (8 OLC), Presidential Unit Citation, Purple Heart Medal
Plot: Sunset, Lot 182, Position 5
Rank: Captain
MOS: 1055 - Pilot, single engine fighter
Unit: 335th Fighter Squadron
Aircraft: P-51C-10-NT 43-25061 WD-E Choppy
P-51D WD-E Choppy
4th Service: 18 June 1944 - 21 March 1945
OCT 44 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant
19 DEC 44 Designated Flight Commander C Flight (PD)
22 DEC 44 Designated Flight Commander A Flight (PD)
16 JAN 45 Promoted to Captain
20 JAN 45 Designated Squadron Assistant Operations and Gunnery Officer (PD)
21 MAR 45 Aircraft struck by flak while strafing 2
miles north of Hesepe, Germany; bailed out
though only at 50’ altitude.
KIA. (MACR 16129)
Victories: 3
Decorations: Air Medal (8 OLC), Presidential Unit Citation, Purple Heart Medal
Plot: Sunset, Lot 182, Position 5
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