Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hudson, Massachusetts
Honored By
A Veteran's Daughter
SERVED AS THE TAIL GUNNER ON 'LILLIE BELL', A B-24 BOMBER. PLANE WAS DITCHED IN THE NORTH SEA AFTER BEING BADLY DAMAGED ON A MISSION INTO GERMANY ON MARCH 6, 1944. HE, ALONG WITH OTHER CREW MEMBERS, LOST THEIR LIVES WHEN THE LILLIE BELL WAS DITCHED.