Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Carl C. Gage III
Relationship
Son
SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT WITH 71ST SQUADRON, 38TH BOMB GROUP AS A PILOT AND BOMBARDIER. FLEW 55 COMBAT MISSIONS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC FROM 1943 TO 1945 DURING THE BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS OF NEW GUINEA, NORTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS, BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND AIR MEDAL IN JUNE 1943.