- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Sergeant
- Unit:
- Army Transport Command, U.S. Army Air Forces
- Awarded on:
- 1945
"in February 1944 he was assigned to the Army Transport Command in India. Since then he has been flying the India-China Route over "The Hump" one of the most treacherous routes in the world, for which he has received the above mentioned award (Distinguished Flying Cross)."