Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE ARMY WITH THE MEDICAL CORPS, THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE AIR FORCE WHERE HE BECAME A BOMBARDIER ON B-17 BOMBERS. FLYING 25 MISSIONS HE SHOT DOWN TWO ENEMY PLANES AND WAS WOUNDED OVER GERMANY. THE RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART, THE AIR MEDAL WITH FOUR OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND A DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.