- Period:
 - Second World War (1939-1945)
 - Rank:
  - Sergeant 
 - Unit:
  - Army Transport Command, U.S. Army Air Forces 
 - Awarded on:
  - 1945
 
"in February 1944 he was assigned to the Army Transport Command in India. Since then he has been flying the India-China Route over "The Hump" one of the most treacherous routes in the world, for which he has received the above mentioned award (Distinguished Flying Cross)."