In 1941 he joined the U.S. Army Aviation Cadet Program at Luke Air Force Base and received his Pilot Wings in the fall of 1941 and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant.
He joined the U.S. Army Aviation Cadet Program at Luke Air Force Base. This was in 1941. He received his Pilot Wings in the fall of 1941. This was in 1941. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant. This was in 1941.