Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Wife, Son and Daughter
SERVED AS B-17 BOMBARDIER TO THE 748TH SQUADRON, 457TH BOMB GROUP (HEAVY), 94TH COMBAT WING, EIGHTH AIR FORCE. FLEW 30 COMBAT MISSIONS, WITH A TOTAL OF 230 COMBAT HOURS DURING AIR OFFENSIVE IN EUROPE AND NORMANDY. WAS AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON WITH TWO STARS, THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND AIR MEDAL WITH THREE OAK CLUSTERS.