Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Alliance, Ohio
Honored By
Charles Dragich
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE. MADE THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH AND SURVIVED. WHILE OUT OF FOOD AND AMMUNITION BECAME PRISONERS OF WAR TO THE JAPANESE AND ONLY 2 OUT OF THE 10 SOLDIERS SURVIVED. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR, AIR FORCE MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.