Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Boston, Massachusetts
Honored By
A Grateful American
DRAFTED BY THE ARMY WHICH SENT HIM TO AMHERST COLLEGE FOR A YEAR TO BE TRAINED AS A METEOROLOGIST. AFTERWARD, HE WAS SENT TO BRAZIL, WHERE HE SPENT 18 MONTHS IN THE TOWNS OF NATAL AND BELEM TAPPING OUT WEATHER REPORTS, IN MORSE CODE, FOR USE BY THE ARMY AIR CORPS.