Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
St. Johnsville, New York
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
SERVED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS, ENLISTING ON APRIL 5, 1943 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON OCTOBER 21, 1945 WITH THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT. SERVED AS A B-17 BOMBARDIER WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE IN EUROPE, WHERE HE SURVIVED HAVING HIS BOMBER FORCED DOWN BEHIND GERMAN LINES.