Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
BEGAN STUDYING THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO IN 1944, WHILE HE WAS WITH THE ARMY. AFTER THE WAR, HE WAS AN INTERPRETER WITH THE ARMY'S 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION DURING THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN.