Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Newark, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES AND ROSE TO THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT. HE SERVED AS A RADIO REPAIRMAN WITH THE 51ST FIGHTER CONTROL SQUADRON IN THE CHINA, CENTRAL BURMA AND INDIA-BURMA CAMPAIGNS. HE WAS AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL FOR HIS SERVICE.