Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wheeling, West Virginia
Honored By
Robert P. Morris
FLEW 65 COMBAT MISSIONS AS A RADIO OPERATOR AND GUNNER ON A B-26 MARAUDER. SERVED IN 9TH AIR FORCE, 386TH BOMB GROUP, 555TH SQUADRON, OUT OF ENGLAND. RECEIVED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH 11 CLUSTERS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, 2 BRONZE STARS ON EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS RIBBON AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.