Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Queens, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
STATIONED IN GUAM WITH THE 315TH BOMB WING OF THE 20TH AIR FORCE, SERVING ON A B-29 BOMBER AS A LEFT GUNNER/SCANNER, AND FLEW IN THE LAST COMBAT MISSION OF WWII. WORD OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER WAS RECEIVED OVER THE RADIO ON THE FLIGHT BACK TO GUAM.