Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Elmira, New York
Honored By
M. J. Lynett
SERVED IN THE U.S. SIGNAL CORPS AND U.S. AIR FORCE FROM 1941 TO 1945, REACHING THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT WHERE HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRAINING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE THEN SECRET ADVANCED WARNING RADAR STATIONS. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE PACIFIC ARENA FOR OVER THREE YEARS SPENDING MUCH OF HIS TIME STATIONED IN PANAMA FLYING B-29 PACIFIC RIM RADAR CALIBRATION RUNS ASSIGNED TO THE 410TH AIR FORCE. JUST BEFORE THE END OF THE WAR, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO IMPERIAL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA.