Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Plains, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Colonial Dames of 17th Century, Timucua Chapter
WHILE IN THE NAVY HE SERVED THREE YEARS AS AN AVIATION ORDNANCEMAN ABOARD PBM FLYING BOAR AIRCRAFT IN THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC. LATER HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE AND SERVED AT ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE WITH THE 4TH FIGHTER GROUP AND WITH THE 509TH BOMBER WING (SAC) IN GERMANY.