Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Plainfield, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
Relationship
Veteran
SERVED WITH THE 314TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP, 32ND SQUADRON. ON THE CREW OF A C-47 DAKOTA TROOP CARRIER THAT CRASHED INTO A COAL MINE DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY NEAR LIEGE-BIERSET, BELGIUM ON DECEMBER 6, 1944. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.