Enlisted in 1941 as Aviation Cadet. Trained in Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois and California. Commisioned in 1943. Piloted twin-engine C-46 & C-47's in the China-Burma-India Theater flying over the Himalayas; often referred as 'Flying the Hump' re-supplying the 'Flying Tigers' and the Chinese government of General Chiang Kai-Shek. Decorations: American Theater Service Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Service Medal and 2 Overseas Service Bars. Discharged as 1st Lieutenant on Dec 19, 1945 from Seymour Johnson Field, NC
Enlisted in 1941 as Aviation Cadet. Trained in Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois and California. Commisioned in 1943. Piloted twin-engine C-46 & C-47's in the China-Burma-India Theater flying over the Himalayas; often referred as 'Flying the Hump' re-supplying the 'Flying Tigers' and the Chinese government of General Chiang Kai-Shek. Decorations: American Theater Service Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Service Medal and 2 Overseas Service Bars. Discharged as 1st Lieutenant on Dec 19, 1945 from Seymour Johnson Field, NC
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