Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Harry L. Gray
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER IN AIR OFFENSE OF EUROPE; NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE AND GERMANY. HAD A TOTAL OF 78 COMBAT MISSIONS: 38 AS A TAIL GUNNER AND 40 AS A BOMBARDIER. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE AIR MEDAL WITH 2 SILVER OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, 3 BRONZE STARS WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.