Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Glyndon, Maryland
Honored By
Lawrence S. Ament
Relationship
Friend
AT AGE 17, SIGNED UP WITH ARMY AIR CORPS. SERVED WITH 8TH AIR FORCE AS A GUNNER ON B-17 FLYING FORTRESS. SHOT DOWN AND SURVIVED A YEAR IN A GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP. DISCHARGED IN 1945.