Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Paupack, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Beth Ann Lee
Relationship
Daughter
CO-PILOT ON B17'S WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE BASED IN ENGLAND. PERFORMED 26 MISSIONS BOMBING INSTALLATIONS IN GERMANY. ON APRIL 18TH, 1945 HAD TO BAIL OUT OF THE PLANE OVER GERMANY AFTER LOSING 3 ENGINES. WAS MISSING IN ACTION AND A PRISONER OF WAR UNTIL THE ALLIES ADVANCED ON THE TOWN WHERE HE WAS BEING HELD, ABOUT A WEEK AFTER BEING CAPTURED.