Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Palmerton, Pennsylvania
Honored By
M. J. Lynett USN (Ret)
Relationship
Fellow Navyman
ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY. HE TRAINED TO BE A PILOT AND BECAME AN ALL-WEATHER NIGHT FIGHTER PILOT FLYING F6F HELLCATS OPERATING IN THE ATLANTIC FLEET. RELEASED TO INACTIVE DUTY IN NOVEMBER OF 1949, AS A LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE (LTJG).