Born in San Francisco, California, June 10, 1920 Graduated from the Lowell High School, San Francisco, December 1938
Attended the San Francisco Junior College Spring Semester 1939
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, August 1939 Two-Year Curriculum in Agriculture
Graduated December 1941

Military Service

MILITARY HISTORY
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Military Training

Enlisted, Army of the United States, as Aviation Cadet, 4 January 1942.
Jan 1942 to Jan 1942; Air Corps Advanced Flying School, Higley Chandler, Arizona.
Jan 1942 to Mar 1942; Air Corps Training Detachment, Glendale, Arizona.
Mar 1942 to May 1942; Air Corps Basic Flying School, Gardner Field, California.
May 1942 to July 1942; Detachment of Aviation Cadets, AFAFS, Williams Field, Arizona.
Graduated from the Aviation Cadet Training Program as a Pilot, 22 July 1942 and honorably discharged the same date.

COMMISSIONED Second Lieutenant, AC Reserve, 23 July 1942; accepted appointment and entered active duty same date.

Active Service Assignments

July 1942 to Feb 1943; 95th Bombing Squadron (M), Barksdale Field, Louisiana, Fort Dix, New Jersey and European Theater of Operations.
In Service 1 year, 1 month and 14 days.

Lieutenant Salz died, 12 February 1943, from injuries sustained in an airplane accident in Tunisia, North African Campaign.

Decorations and Awards

AIR MEDAL.
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL with One Bronze Service Star for participation in the Tunisia Campaign.
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.