Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Daughter and Son
SURVIVED THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR. SERVED AS CHIEF AIRPLANE MECHANIC IN AN AIR FORCE FIGHTER-BOMBER GROUP IN COMBAT ZONES IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, BRONZE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL.