Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM DECEMBER 14, 1940 UNTIL HIS DEATH ON AUGUST 31, 1943. SERVED WITH THE 323RD BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 91ST BOMBARDMENT GROUP, HEAVY, 8TH AIR FORCE. SERVED AS A CO-PILOT ON A B-17 NAMED THE 'SNOOKS' (#41-24523). WAS KILLED IN ACTION WHEN HIS PLANE CRASHED INTO THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL AND THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.