Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sumneytown, Pennsylvania
HE ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY IN 1942 AND TRAINED AS A PILOT, PRIMARILY FLYING B-26 MARAUDER. HE ROSE TO THE RANK OF FIRST LIEUTENANT. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 320TH BOMB GROUP IN THE 441ST SQUADRON. HE SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER PILOTING BOMBING RUNS OVER GERMANY. HE RECEIVED NUMEROUS MEDALS AND CITATIONS FROM BOTH THE U.S. AND FRANCE.