Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Johnston, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
FIRST LIEUTENANT, PILOT, B-24 LIBERATOR, 319TH SQUADRON (ASTERPERIOUS), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. KILLED ON JANUARY 16, 1944. WHILE FLYING A RECONNAISSANCE MISSION, HIS PLANE WAS LOST OVER THE BISMARCK SEA. MISSION AIR CREW REPORT 2084. RECEIVED AIR MEDAL AND PURPLE HEART.