Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Somerville, Massachusetts
Honored By
Thomas L. Derby Family
Relationship
HE SERVED AS A WAIST GUNNER, STAFF SERGEANT FROM 7/14/43 TILL 9/27/45 WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, BOMB GROUP ASSOCIATION #459 IN 54 MISSIONS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE. HE RECEIVED AN AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, AN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS RIBBON WITH 4 BATTLE STARS, A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND A SHARP SHOOTER PISTOL MEDAL.