Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wanamie, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM SEPTEMBER 8, 1943 UNTIL NOVEMBER 1, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 827TH HEAVY BOMB SQUADRON, 484TH BOMB GROUP, HEAVY, 15TH AIR FORCE. THE B-24 HE WAS FLYING IN WAS SHOT DOWN OVER ALBANIA ON AUGUST 17, 1944 AND HE WAS TAKEN PRISONER BY THE GERMANS. HE WAS HELD AT STALAG-LUFT 4. AWARDED THE PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.