Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE PILOTED THE B-24 BOMBER, 'THE BAD PENNY', IN THE 15TH AIR FORCE OUT OF ITALY DURING WWII AND ROSE TO THE RANK OF CAPTAIN. HE CRASHED LANDED IN THE BALKINS, AND WAS REPORTED AS MISSING IN ACTION AND INTERNED BY THE RUSSIAN ARMY FOR A SHORT PERIOD. RECIPIENT OF THE AIR MEDAL AND THE SILVER STAR MEDAL.