Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Abbottstown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Geraldine Alleman, Barbara Eisenhart & Steven Alleman
Relationship
Wife, Daughter & Son
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH 5 BRONZE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND AN AIR MEDAL WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER. ENTERED ON JUNE 3, 1943 AND RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON OCTOBER 30, 1945 WITH THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT. PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES, WESTERN PACIFIC, NEW GUINEA, LUZON, CHINA OFFENSIVE AND CHINA DEFENSIVE.