Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Reading, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
FLEW 62 COMBAT MISSIONS IN A P-47 FIGHTER FROM THE 36TH FIGHTER GROUP, 9TH AIR FORCE IN EUROPE, DURING WHICH HE WAS SHOT DOWN ONCE AND CRASHED BEHIND ENEMY LINES, RECEIVING A PURPLE HEART AND SEVERAL OTHER MILITARY COMMENDATIONS FOR COURAGE AND VALOR.