Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Irwin, Pennsylvania
ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES IN JANUARY 1944. SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES CADET PROGRAM AS A PRIVATE FROM SEPTEMBER 1944 UNTIL MAY 1945 WHEN THE PROGRAM CLOSED. SUBSEQUENTLY, COMMISSIONED AS 2ND LIEUTENANT IN JANUARY 1946 AFTER ATTENDANCE AT CHEMICAL WARFARE, OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL. SERVED AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE IN THE EUROPEAN OCCUPATION FROM JUNE 1946 UNTIL JAN 1947.