Class 43-A of S. E. Training Center; flew P-47s in58 missions for 174 combat hours; 5 May 1944 shot down by FW-190s near Nienberg, Germany. 20mm shells jammed the canopy, burst through the fuselage rupturing the oil reservoir, and severely wounded his left leg. Not being able to bail-out and with the engine seized, he 'dead-sticked' his 'Clarkie' (named for fiancee, Doris Clark) into a growth of pines ending in a small field. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft II & Stalag VIIA; seperated from service as Major 1/46. In 1996 he visited Germany and met the pilot who had shot him down in 1944 'It was a unique experience'. DFC/ 4 AM



2.5 in Air; 2.5 on Ground