Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Salamanca, New York
Honored By
Iroquois Post 1587
Relationship
American Legion
HE SAW HEAVY COMBAT WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. HIS HEROISM WAS RECOGNIZED BY BEING DECORATED WITH THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AS WELL AS BEING AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS. AMONG HIS AWARDS ARE THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE SERVED 1942-1945.