Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Mt. Joy, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Nephew
ENLISTED PRIOR TO PEARL HARBOR. ON DUTY IN THE PHILIPPINES WHEN THEY WERE ATTACKED. TAKEN PRISONER AND WAS A POW OF THE JAPANESE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WAR PLUS 6 MONTHS. DID NOT GAIN FREEDOM UNTIL 6 MONTHS AFTER WAR WAS OVER.