Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lorain, Ohio
Honored By
Honor Flight Columbus
SERVED AS A FLIGHT ENGINEER AND TOP TURRET GUNNER ON A B-24 AIRCRAFT. HE WAS THE ONLY ENLISTED MAN TO SURVIVE WHEN B-24 CRASHED IN NORTH SEA ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1944. AWARDED PURPLE HEART. SERVICE TIME: 1942-1945. RANK: TECHNICAL SERGEANT.