East Chicago, Indiana United States Army Air Force Air Transport Command 29th Transport Group 100th Transport Squadron 1940 - 1944 KIA along with his crew in January 1944 due to enemy attack while piloting his C-46 from Sookerating, India to Yunnanyi, China Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross Honored with love and gratitude by his sisters Violet and Amelia, both U.S. Navy veterans of World War II Information submitted by Patrick Ridgely IN MEMORIAM |