Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Rome, New York
Honored By
Son
LIEUTENANT. NAVIGATOR ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 781ST SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN ON AUGUST 16, 1944 AND INTERNED IN SWITZERLAND. ESCAPED AND RETURNED TO ITALY.