Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Reading, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE SERVED WITH THE U.S. ARMY AS AN ENGINEER WITH THE 88TH HEAVY PONTOON BATTALION AND WITH THE U.S. AIRFORCE AS A B-17 BOMBER PILOT. A PRISONER OF WAR FOR 15 MONTHS IN GERMANY AND THE RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL, THE AIR MEDAL WITH THREE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND A BRONZE STAR.