Ed. Pace Insitute, NYC (Law and Accountancy) prev. Sgt. in AAF 1917-20; Commercial Pilot and Instructor prev. exp. 8500 hrs (including Beechcraft and "Savoia-Marchetti Boat" m. Ruth Carpenter [Fitchett] (3 daughters Audrey, Carol, and Dolores) Address in 1941: Urbana, VA Postings: 4aFPP, 8FPP 3 accidents, 1 his fault: - 17 Dec 1941, forced landing in a Mohawk after engine failure; - 8 Apr 1942, landing with undercarriage not fully extended in a Hereford, due to partial engine failure; - 15 Jun 1942, he over-ran the runway in an Oxford; "pilot should have made another circuit." "A good officer who can be relied upon to give his best" Joined USAAF 9 Sep 1942. Major in 310th AAF Base Unit, Pope Field He rescued 26 wounded men during fighting at Iwo Jima in 1945 while an operations officer piloting a C-47 transport plane. Rejoined the Electrolux Corp,, retiring in 1955. d. 29 Aug 1959 (age 63) - Washington
Buried Arlington National Cemetery, VA
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