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