World War II and Korean War Air Force Veteran. He enlisted in the Air Corps during World War II and also served in the Korean War as a pilot. At the time of his death he was a Captain with the 40th Bomb Squadron, 6th Bombardment Wing-Heavy, stationed at Walker Air Force Base, Roswell, New Mexico. He was the pilot of a B-36 bomber on a routine training flight from Walker Air Force Base to Texas when it hit a tornado storm and crashed. All fourteen men aboard were killed.
World War II and Korean War Air Force Veteran. He enlisted in the Air Corps during World War II and also served in the Korean War as a pilot. At the time of his death he was a Captain with the 40th Bomb Squadron, 6th Bombardment Wing-Heavy, stationed at Walker Air Force Base, Roswell, New Mexico. He was the pilot of a B-36 bomber on a routine training flight from Walker Air Force Base to Texas when it hit a tornado storm and crashed. All fourteen men aboard were killed.
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