Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Springfield, Massachusetts
Honored By
Christopher Montagna
AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE 2ND CLASS. HE WAS KILLED WHEN THE NAVY TRANSPORT PLANE HE WAS ABOARD IN ROUTE FROM CAIRNS IN NORTH QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA TO LOS NEGROS ISLAND CRASHED ABOUT 500 MILES NORTH OF PORT MORESBY IN NEW GUINEA ON JULY 23, 1944. HIS REMAINS WERE DISCOVERED IN 1970 AND REPATRIATED FOR BURIAL IN THE U.S.