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Biography
Accepted for training as a Naval Aviation Cadet in 1942. Received wings and commission as an Ensign at Pensacola Naval Air Station in June 1944. Trained for operational duties with Torpedo Squadron 151. Finished war at Corvallis, Oregon in 1945 preparing for shipment to Pacific Theater with Carrier Air Group 151. Released from active service in November 1945 and returned to hometown of Abilene, Kansas to resume civilian life.