- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 16. Staffel, IV. Gruppe, Transportgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 18th, 1944
Awarded in recognition of his completion of almost 600 front flights as a transport pilot, a number which he would eventually surpass by the end of the war.