Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Norfolk, Massachusetts
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
SERVING AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT, HE SERVED INITIALLY AS AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT. DURING THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE, HE WAS A B-24 BOMBER PILOT WITH THE 461ST BOMBARDMENT GROUP OF THE 15TH AIR FORCE. SHOT DOWN OVER LINZ, AUSTRIA, HE WAS TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR AND HELD AT STALAG LUFT 1 UNTIL HE WAS RELEASED. HIS DEDICATED SACRIFICES HELPED TO FREE EUROPE AND HELPED TO ENSURE ALLIED VICTORY.