Ted enlisted in the Air Force after the attack on Pearl Harbor, serving as an aviator in the Pacific, including Australia, New Guinea and the Philippines. One-third of his fellow pilots were lost due to accidents, weather and enemy fire. Ted preferred single pilot P-40 fighters to bombers, but also flew A-20 Havoc light bombers in New Guinea against Japanese military assets in the region. In six P-40 missions, he never saw the enemy, describing it as “duck hunting without the ducks.” His 72 missions in the A-20 included photography flights using a camera mount he invented to capture combat events to show to the American public. Ted’s photo of a plane getting shot down over water was featured in several books on WWII aerial warfare. His photos were also used to sell war bonds. He served in the USAF Reserve until 1972. Ted’s decorations include a Distinguished Flying Cross, 2 Air Medals, a Bronze Star (for photography), and American Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific, World War II Victory, Philippine Liberation and National Defense Medals. Ted is 98 and resides in Newport Beach.