Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Rosemount, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A FLIGHT ENGINEER OF A B-24 ‘LIBERATOR’ BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED AUGUST 16, 1943 ON A TEST FLIGHT MISSION. SEVEN CREWMEN AND THREE PASSENGERS DIED WHEN THE BOMBER EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DURING TAKEOFF AND CRASHED NEAR PUEBLO, COLORADO.