Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bronx, New York
Honored By
American Legion Post 433
ENTERED SERVICE AT FT. DIX, NEW JERSEY, BASIC TRAINING AT MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA; PANAMA CITY, TYNDALL U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE BASE, AERIAL GUNNERY SCHOOL; QUALIFIED AS BALL TURRET ON GUNNER B-17 AND B-24 AIRCRAFT. WESTOVER FIELD, MASSACHUSETTS PHASE TRAINING IN B-24 AIRCRAFT; 15TH AIR FORCE, SPINAZOLLA, ITALY. FLEW 35 MISSIONS OVER EUROPE. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, WWII VICTORY; DISCHARGED AS TECHNICAL SERGEANT.