Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Al Rasof
Relationship
Classmate
SERVED 17 MONTHS IN ITALY WITH THE 'FIGHTING 451ST' BOMB GROUP, 726TH BOMB SQUADRON, 15TH AIR FORCE, A BOMB GROUP THAT FLEW 216 MISSIONS (INCLUDING REGENSBERG AND PLOESTI), LOSING 135 PLANES, WHILE EARNING THREE DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATIONS. TEN BATTLE STARS.