Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Harmon, New York
Honored By
Michael Lynett
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE BOMBER CREW TRAINING PROGRAM. WHEN THE AIR CORPS BECAME OVERSUBSCRIBED, HE WAS APPOINTED BRIEFLY TO THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT AND THEN WAS ASSIGNED AS AN INFANTRY TRAINING OFFICER.