He registered for the WW II draft on 16 October 1940, and he was listed as living at the Richelieu Hotel – Geary and Van Ness. He was 5' 9" tall; weighed 155 pounds; had brown hair, blue eyes and a 'light brown' complexion.

He entered the service on 25 January 1942 from Moffett Field, California. He enlisted (Service #: 19 040 540) in the Air Corps as a Private; he had four years of high school education, was single, without dependents and his civilian occupation was listed as: "Salespersons".

We have him listed as participating in two 437th TCG flights as a Glider Co-Pilot: Mission DETROIT on 06 June 1944 and Operation VARSITY in March 1945.