Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Passaic, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED WITH THE NAVY IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF THE WAR. HE BECAME AN EXPERT ON SPERRY GYROSCOPES AND OTHER AVIATION INSTRUMENTS. HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE NAVY IN 1945. DURING HIS NAVAL SERVICE, HE WAS STATIONED IN PANAMA AND ECUADOR (GALAPAGOS ISLANDS) AS AN AIR CREWMAN FLYING PBY PATROL PLANES, GUARDING THE PANAMA CANAL.