Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New Kensington, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Pauline Patla Skomo
Relationship
Niece
HE SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 484TH BOMB GROUP, 826TH SQUADRON BASED AT TORETTA AIR FIELD IN ITALY. HE WAS A LEFT WAIST GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR, 'STRANGE CARGO'. HE WAS SHOT DOWN ON MARCH 4, 1945 OVER AUSTRIA AND LISTED AS MISSING IN ACTION AND THEN DECLARED KILLED IN ACTION.