Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT NAVIGATOR WITH THE B-24 LIBERATOR BOMB GROUP KNOW AS THE 'FLYING TIGERS'. RECIPIENT OF THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, THE AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH THREE BRONZE STARS FOR HIS SERVICE WITH AIR CAMPAIGNS IN CHINA, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC.