Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM MARCH 30, 1942 UNTIL OCTOBER 30, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 446TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 704TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON. WAS SHOT DOWN ON JULY 31, 1944 OVER FRANCE UNTIL BEING CAPTURED ON AUGUST 3, 1944. WAS HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR AT STALAG LUFT IV UNTIL LIBERATED ON MAY 1, 1945. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.