Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
DRAFTED IN 1943. ENTRANCE TESTING PLACED HIM IN THE ARMY AIR FORCES. SERVED AS A STAFF SERGEANT. BEGAN AS AN AIRPLANE MECHANIC OF B-24 BOMBERS. WAS A CREW CHIEF AND FLEW SUPPLY MISSIONS. DELIVERED CARGOES OF SKIDS TO TROOPS IN CHINA, BURMA AND INDIA.