Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
Sheila Stefancin
Relationship
Daughter
1943-1945 391ST BOMB GROUP 9TH AIR FORCE, RADIO OPERATOR AND AERIAL GUNNER ON A B-26 MARTIN MARAUDER. FLEW TWENTY-SEVEN MISSIONS OVER FRANCE AND BELGIUM. SHOT DOWN OVER FRANCE, 1944. PRISONER OF WAR FOR ONE YEAR. SURVIVED AN EIGHTY-SIX DAY DEATH MARCH. AWARDED ARMY AIR MEDAL WITH THREE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE.