Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
SERVED AS A FIGHTER PILOT AND COMPLETED 24 MISSIONS. SHOT DOWN OFF THE COAST OF ITALY JUST BEFORE D-DAY. ITALIANS ATTEMPTED TO HIDE HIM BUT GERMANS FOUND HIM. HE WAS BEATEN AND BOTH OF HIS LEGS BROKEN. TAKEN AS A PRISONER OF WAR. HE WAS DECORATED.