Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hollywood, California
Honored By
George Weck
Relationship
Friend
WHILE SERVING IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, HIS B-24 BOMBER WAS SHOT DOWN OVER AUSTRIA AND HE PARACHUTED TO THE GROUND. HE BECAME A GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR FOR TWO YEARS BEFORE ESCAPING IN 1945.