Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Plains Township, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 390TH BOMB GROUP AS A BALL TURRET GUNNER ON A B-17 BOMBER, WHERE HE FLEW 33 MISSIONS OVER NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, THE RHINELAND AND AIR OFFENSIVE IN EUROPE. RECIPIENT OF THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL WITH FOUR STARS, THE AIR MEDAL WITH FOUR BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.