Soldier Details

Division:

Army Air Corps
457th Bombadiers

Highest Rank:

Second Lt

Theater of Operation:

European

Served:

Mar 10, 1943

Honored By:

The Eisenhower Foundation

Biography

John graduated High School and was in his first semester at K-State University when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. He enlisted in the Army Air Corp at Fort Riley, KS. He served with the 457th Bombardiers and was a pilot of a B-17.