Described as the
best radio operator in the squadron, and
a master at 'dit da' (Morese code). He flew with the
B-17 overseas to Australia, and on its mission to Rabaul
on February 23, 1942 as the tail gunner. After the crash, he
made the radio call about their force landing.
He survived the war, and was commissioned
as an officer before retiring from the military at Hamilton
Field. He passed away in 1969.
