Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Carol Ann Minter Smith
Relationship
Daughter
INSPIRED BY 'DOOLITTLE'S RAID', HE JOINED THE AIR CORPS AT THE AGE OF 17. HE WAS A TAIL GUNNER ON THE B-26 MARAUDER WITH THE 34TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (MEDIUM), 17TH BOMB GROUP, THE 'THUNDERBIRDS', IN DIJON, FRANCE.