Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Reading, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A FLIGHT ENGINEER AND GUNNER FOR A B-25 BOMBER CREW, STATIONED FIRST IN NORTH AFRICA AND THEN ITALY. HE FLEW ABOUT 40 COMBAT MISSIONS. HE WAS WOUNDED IN A COMBAT MISSION OVER SALERNO, ITALY AND RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART.