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Casualty Info
Home Town Dos Cabezas, Arizona
Last Address RAF Thurleigh (USAAF 111), Bedfordshire, England
Casualty Date May 01, 1943
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Other Cause
Location France
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment American Cemetery - Brittany, France
He was killed when he caught fire, jumped out of his B-17, hit the horizontal stabilizer, and fell to his death. His crewmate, Sgt. Maynard H. Smith, earned the Medal of Honor on this mission.