Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Yantic, Connecticut
Honored By
The Bentley Family
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 70TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, 18TH FIGHTER GROUP AS AN OPERATIONS OFFICER IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC, NEW GUINEA, LUZON, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES AND CHINA. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL, AIR MEDAL WITH THREE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.