Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Randall S. McDaniel
SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT NAVIGATOR ON A B-52 BOMBER. HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN AND HE SPENT THE REMAINDER OF THE WAR IN A GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP. HE WAS AWARDED MANY DISTINGUISHED MEDALS INCLUDING TWO BRONZE STARS FOR SAVING HIS CREW FROM A BURNING PLANE AND BRAVERY IN BATTLE, THE PURPLE HEART, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS.