Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Steubenville, Ohio
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
SERGEANT. BALL TURRET GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 780TH SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN ON 11 OCTOBER 1944 ON A COMBAT MISSION TO VIENNA, AUSTRIA. KILLED IN ACTION IN HIS BATTLE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT.