Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
HE WAS A TAIL GUNNER ON A BOMBER AND WAS SHOT DOWN OVER ROMANIA AND HELD CAPTIVE FOR TWO MONTHS BEFORE ALLIED FORCES LIBERATED HIS PRISON CAMP IN MAY 1944. HE WAS SERVING IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS' 451ST BOMBARDMENT GROUP.