Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Versailles, Connecticut
Honored By
The Arpin Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER AND CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH THE 3028TH ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT AS A FIGHTER PILOT IN THE TUNISIA CAMPAIGN, CHINA CAMPAIGN, BURMA AND WEST INDIA CAMPAIGN. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, AIR MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, 3 OVERSEAS BARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.