Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Daughter
SERVED AS A TAIL GUNNER ON B-17 AND B-24 AIRCRAFT IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES. HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY ON HIS 12TH MISSION. HE WAS CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS AND SPENT THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS OF THE WAR AS A PRISONER OF WAR.