Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bradenton, Florida
Honored By
George Weck
Relationship
Friend
SERVED AS A B-17 TAIL GUNNER WITH THE 487TH BOMB GROUP. HIS BOMBER, PILOTED BY LT. KENNETH LANG, WAS SHOT DOWN OVER LIEGE, BELGIUM ON CHRISTMAS EVE, 1944 DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.