Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Economy Boro, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 385TH BOMB GROUP, 549TH BOMB SQUADRON. SERVED FROM 1942 TO 1945. SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY; BECAME A PRISONER OF WAR AT STALAG 17 FROM 1943 TO 1945. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR AND EARNED THE PURPLE HEART.