Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Homestead, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Daniel Clark
Relationship
Son
Navigator/Bombardier, B-17 aircraft, 8th Air Force, 390th Bomb Group, 569th Squadron. Shot down on his 7th mission which was over Merseburg, Germany 7/29/44. Prisoner of War, Stalag Luft I near Barth, Germany. Spent 9 months as a prisoner of war, and Liberated by Russian soldiers 4/30/45. Received the Purple Heart, Air Combat, Prisoner of War and Bronze Star medals.