Completed 25 missions. Flew on Robert P. Riordan crew. Reported to group in August 1942. He was the 18th EM to complete tour on 22 Jun 1943. He departed ETO on 24 Jun 1943. 

Enlisted USAAC 7/12/40; A& E Sch '41, Inst Spec Sch '41; crewed lst AT-9 assigned to Turner Fld, Albany, GA '41; NCOIC Sgdn Acft Insp Crew '42; Asgd 306 BG (H) 369 BS 7/42; shipped to Thurleigh, England via Oueen Elizabeth 9/42; Gunnery school, Bovingdon, Eng 11/42; asgd as 3rd Tail Gunner on Lt R. P. Riordan's crew 12/42. My 1st mission, Romilly sur Seine, France 12/20/42. 8th AF's 1st mission to Germany 1/27/43. My 25th mission 6/22/43. Returned USA 7/18/43 via Queen Elizabeth, docked at Halifax, NS. Assigned to Dyersburg Fld, Halls, TN. Asgd as Engineer on Standardization Board 10/43. Disch at Ft. McPherson, GA 9/2/45. 


MISSION LIST 


No Date Target Time Position #Planes #Lost 


1 Dec 20 1942 Romilly, Fr 5:15 Tail 101 3 
 

2 Jan 13 1943 Lille, Fr 3:50 Tail 72 2 
 

3 Jan 23 Lorient, Fr 6:20 Tail 73 0 
 

4 Jan 27 Wilhelmshaven, Ger 6:45 Tail 91 0 
 

5 Feb 14 Bremen, Ger 5:10 Tail 74 0 
 

6 Feb 16 St. Nazaire, Fr 6:30Tail 89 2 

7 Feb 27 Brest, Fr 5:30 Tail 78 0 

8 Mar 4 Hamm, Ger 4:15 Tail 71 2 

9 Mar 6 Lorient, FR 8:30 Tail 71 2 

10 Mar 8 Rennes, Fr 5:00 Tail 67 1 

11 Mar 12 Rouen, Fr 5:00 Tail 72 0 

12 Mar 13 Amiens, Fr 4:55 Tail 80 0 

13 Mar 28 Rouen, FR 4:55 Tail 103 0 

14 Mar 31 Rotterdam, Holland 5:25 Tail 102 0 

15 Apr 4 Pairs, Fr 5:15 Tail 97 0 

Apr 13-24 Africa 

16 May 13 Meaulte, Fr 5:00 Ball 97 0 

17 May 14 Kiel, Ger 7:00 Ball 136 0 

18 May 15 Helgoland, Ger 6:20 Ball 113 3 

19 May 17 Lorient, Fr 5:20 Ball 159 0 

20 May 19 Kiel, Ger 6:20 Tail 123 0 

21 Aborted** May 21 Wilhelmshaven, Ger Aborted Tail 

22 May 29 St. Nazaire, Fr 4:55 Tail 169 0 

23 Jun 11 Wilhelmshaven, Ger 5:30 Tail 252 0 

24 Jun 13 Bremen, Ger 6:35 Tail 151 1 

25 Jun 22 Huls, Gr 5:15 Tail 235 1 


Total 134:35+ 17 


**Aborted, lost engine #3 just off the coast of Germany. After landing found that #3 had been sabotaged by rags stuffed into oil cooler intake. 

DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster AFCM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ GC