Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Port Richmond, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
TECHNICAL SERGEANT. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE. AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND AERIAL GUNNER. SERVED AS CREW CHIEF AND HAD 1300 FLIGHT HOURS WITH EXPERIENCE IN THE AT-6, B-17, B-24 AND B-26. ENGINEER INSTRUCTOR ON THE B-24. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. DECORATED WITH FIVE BRONZE STARS AND THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.