Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Baldwin, New York
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
SERGEANT. RADIO OPERATOR/WAIST GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR NAMED 'THE SCORPIA'. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 781ST SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE ON A COMBAT MISSION TO THE NORTH MARSHALLING YARDS AT LINZ, AUSTRIA ON MARCH 2, 1945. BAILED OUT OF HIS BATTLE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT. EVACUATED BY FRIENDLY FORCES TO ITALY.