Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Olyphant, Pennsylvania
FLEW 85 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER ITALY AND FRANCE WITH 12TH AIR FORCE IN A P-47 THUNDERBOLT 42-26995. WENT MISSING IN ACTION AUGUST 13 1944 AFTER BEING HIT BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY ON LAST MISSION OVER FRANCE. PLANE FELL INTO SEA OFF CAPE COURONNE, FRANCE. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND PURPLE HEART POSTHUMOUSLY ON AUGUST 28, 1945.