He entered the service on 01 July 1941 from Detroit, Michigan. He enlisted in the Air Corps as a Private (Service Number 16 014 710); he had four years of high school education, was single, without dependents and his civilian occupation was listed as: "Undefined code".

We have him listed as a 2nd Lieutenant, participating as a C-47 Pilot, Co-Pilot or passenger on six 437th flights: Mission ALBANY on 06 June 1944; Mission GALVESTON on 07 June 1944; the re-supply and air evacuation Mission #7 in June of 1944; the DRAGOON Movement in July of 1944; the re-supply and air evacuation Mission #49 in August of 1944 and Operation VARSITY in March 0f 1945.