Born in San Francisco, California, March 22, 1919 Graduated from the Piedmont High School, Oakland, California, June 1937
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, August 1937 Animal Science Curriculum
Graduated in May 1941, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Military Service

MILITARY HISTORY
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Appointed Flight Officer, Army of the United States, 13 July 1943: accepted appointment and entered on active duty the same date.

Active Service Assignments

Jul 1943 to May 1944; Bomber Pilot, 98th Bomb Squadron, European Theater of Operations. May 1944 to May 1944; Bomber Pilot, 646th Bomb Sq, (L), 410th Bomb Gp (L), ETO.
In Service 10 months and 1 day.

Flight Officer Orr died from injuries 13 May 1944, sustained in an aircraft accident near Straderhall, England.

Decorations and Awards

AIR MEDAL with five Oak Leaf Clusters.
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL with one Bronze Service Star for participation in the Air Offensive Europe Campaign.
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.
AVIATION BADGE ‘Pilot’.