Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bayside, New York
B-17G FLYING FORTRESS WAIST GUNNER AND BOMBARDIER TOGGLIER. FLEW 30 MISSIONS WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 390TH BOMB GROUP, 571ST BOMBER SQUADRON BASED IN FRAMLINGHAM AGAINST THE GERMANS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, THE AIR MEDAL WITH 4 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 3 STARS AND THE PURPLE HEART.