Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
SERVED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN EUROPE. IN DECEMBER 1944, HE WAS CO-PILOT OF A B-17 THAT WAS SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY. HE WAS CAPTURED AND SPENT FIVE MONTHS IN A PRISON CAMP IN BARTH, GERMANY BEFORE BEING LIBERATED. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL.