Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 5TH AIR FORCE, 43RD BOMB GROUP, 65TH BOMB SQUADRON 'LUCKY DICERS', IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ASSITANT RADIO OPERATOR ON THE B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER 'SUPER MOUSE', WHICH WAS SHOT DOWN BY JAPANESE ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE OVER HANSA BAY, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA ON APRIL 9, 1944. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.