Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
WAS A LEADING WWII ACE IN THE ARMY AIR FORCES, DOWNING 18 ENEMY AIRCRAFT AND DESTROYING 10 MORE ON THE GROUND. BY THE END OF HIS CAREER IN 1944, HE HAD FLOWN 100 MISSIONS AND RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, TWO SILVER STARS, AND TWO DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSSES.