Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Montclair, New Jersey
Honored By
American Legion Post 1000
SERVED WITH THE 97TH BOMB GROUP, 342ND BOMB SQUADRON AS A BALL TURRET GUNNER ON A B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBER IN THE MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AWARDED SIX BRONZE STARS, AIR MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.