CO of the 92nd BG from 27 March 1942 to 01 May 1943;
Assigned to Composite Command in North Ireland 25 April 1943;
April 1944, he was made Depot Commander of 403rd Air Depot, and contracting officer for the Lockheed Overseas Corporation Contract until 30 June 1944; CO of the 306th BG from 23 Sept 1944 to 16 Apr 1945. He flew 6 missions as pilot in the 306th BG. Retired 30 Nov 1950.
AM Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC, Legion of Merit, American Defense, American Campaign, Presidential Unit Citation,
Service
Units served with
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Group
Constituted as 306th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 1 Mar 1942. Trained for combat with B-17's. Moved to England, Aug-Sep 1942, and assigned to Eighth AF Eighth Air Force in September 1942 Station 111 Thurleigh. During combat,...
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Group
The 92nd Group sometime after arrivial in the UK converted to the role of in-theater combat crew indocrination and training. For this role, the Group traded its B-17F complement and obtained the B-17E, mostly from the 97th BG which was departing for...
Events
Event |
Location |
Date |
Born |
Oil City, Pennsylvania |
2 February 1907 |
Died |
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26 October 1982 |
Buried |
Bahia Valley Memorial Park, Novato, California |
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