Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
John Worth
STARTED TRAINING AS AN AVIATION CADET. WHEN THIS PROGRAM WAS DISCONTINUED, WAS SENT TO AERIAL GUNNERY SCHOOL. THEN WAS ASSIGNED TO A B-29 BOMBER CREW AS A RIGHT GUNNER. WHEN WAR ENDED, WAS SENT OVERSEAS TO OKINAWA IN PACIFIC, AFTER WHICH WAS SENT HOME AND DISCHARGED IN 1946.