Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Elmira, New York
Honored By
Frank Toth
Relationship
Fellow Veteran
HE SERVED AS A GUNNER ONBOARD B-17 AIRCRAFT. WHILE ONBOARD A B-17, EN ROUTE FROM CAMPBELL FIELD, KENTUCKY HE WAS LOST IN A CRASH CAUSED BY LIGHTNING. THE TRAGIC MISHAP WAS NEAR SWARTSWOOD, HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY ON JUNE 17, 1943.