Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Westerly, Rhode Island
Honored By
The Crandall Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH SQUADRON B, 3505TH ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT AS A RADIO OPERATOR, MECHANIC AND GUNNER IN ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AIR MEDAL WITH 4 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, AIR CREW MEMBER WINGS, ARMY AIR FORCE TECHNICIAN BADGE, 1 OVERSEAS BAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.