The Man Behind the Name
Pilot of B-24H 42-51078. Listed as MIA on the original MACR, with status later updated to RTD.
Born 2 July 1923 in Oklahoma. A German hospital record from Reserve-Lazarett V Hamburg dated 19 January 1945 confirms he was admitted on 17 January 1945 with burns and contusions (Verbrennungen, Prellungen). His dog tag number was recorded as 06730134.
Service record.
Missions flown.
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
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