Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Middletown, New York
Honored By
Frank Toth
AFTER HIS INITIAL SERVICE IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, HE SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER AS A BOMBER CREWMAN AND GUNNER. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 483RD BOMBARDMENT GROUP OF THE 15TH AIR FORCE FROM THEIR BASES IN ITALY, UNTIL HE WAS LOST IN THE SUMMER OF 1944 OVER GERMANY, DURING THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE.