Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Honored By
VFW Post 23 Ladies Auxiliary
SERVED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS 548TH NIGHT FIGHTER SQUADRON AS A MOTOR SERGEANT RESPONSIBLE FOR FUELING AND ARMING THE P-61 'BLACK WIDOW' PLANE. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC; ON IWO JIMA FOR 38 DAYS BEFORE MOVING TO THE ISLAND OF IE SHIMA DURING THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA.