Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Newark, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A PRIVATE IN THE ARMY AND LATER WAS ACCEPTED IN THE ARMY AIR FORCE CADET PROGRAM. COMMISSIONED AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT. SERVED OVERSEAS WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 98TH BOMB GROUP, 415TH BOMB SQUADRON AS A BOMBARDIER ON A B-24 AIRCRAFT BASED IN ITALY. RETURNED TO THE U.S. AND SERVED AS A BOMBARDIER INSTRUCTOR BASED IN TEXAS.