Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Treveskyn, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Joseph K. Oyler
KILLED IN ACTION ON NOVEMBER 27, 1943, WHEN HIS TROOP SHIP, THE HMT RHONA, WAS SUNK IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA NORTH OF BEJAIA, ALGERIA. THE SHIP WAS SUNK BY A RADIO CONTROLLED GLIDE BOMB FIRED BY A GERMAN HEINKEL 177 BOMBER. HE WAS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS IN THE 853RD ENGINEER BATTALION.