Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Francis B. Misantone
Relationship
Son
STAFF SERGEANT. SERVED AS A B-24 BOMBER AERIAL GUNNER WITH THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE IN THE EUROPEAN AND MEDITERRANEAN THEATERS. HE FLEW 23 COMBAT MISSIONS, LOGGED UP 134 TOTAL COMBAT HOURS AND WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER, AIR MEDAL WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE CAMPAIGN STARS AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.