Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
NSCD XVII Century, Timucua Chapter
IN 1941, HE ENLISTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS. HE SERVED WITH DISTINCTION IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS DURING WWII, EARNING SEVERAL MEDALS. HE COMMANDED A MAINTENANCE CREW THAT KEPT THE B-24 LIBERATORS FLYING WHILE STATIONED IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.