Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Noank, Connecticut
Honored By
West Side Middle School
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 93RD BOMB GROUP AS A GUNNER FLYING B-24 BOMBERS IN THE BATTLES FOR NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE AND THE RHINELAND. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH THREE BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AIR MEDAL WITH FOUR OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.