Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Syracuse, New York
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS AN AVIATION CADET COPILOT IN AN AT-17 TWIN ENGINE TRAINER AIRCRAFT (NICKNAME: BOBCAT), WHO DIED APRIL 25, 1943 AS A RESULT OF A NIGHTTIME MID-AIR COLLISION WITH ANOTHER AT-17. TWO CADETS PERISHED WHEN THE TRAINERS CRASHED NEAR LA JUNTA, COLORADO.