Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Albany, New York
Honored By
M. J. Lynett
SERVED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS DURING WWII, EARNING HIS PILOT'S WINGS AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT, COMPLETING TRAINING IN TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI, AND ARKANSAS, FLYING AT-6S AND B-25 MITCHELL BOMBERS, OFTEN DOING LOW FLY-BY'S JUST FEET OVER THE TOPS OF THE TALL PINES ON CLEVERDALE IN THE WANING DAYS OF THE WAR.