Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Highland Park, New Jersey
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
ENLISTED AT 17, HE SERVED AT ATTU AND KISKA IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. SERVED IN THE MEDICAL SERVICES CORPS, HE SAVED THE LIVES OF SEVERAL SOLDIERS. HE ALSO VOLUNTEERED FOR RESCUE MISSIONS OF DOWNED AIRCRAFT. FOR HIS COURAGE AND VALOR, HE WAS AWARDED THE AIR CORPS MEDAL OF VALOR (THE AIR CORPS COUNTERPART TO THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL).