Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Canaan, New York
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 13TH AIR FORCE, 307TH BOMB GROUP, 371ST BOMB SQUADRON AT KOLI FIELD, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS. TAIL GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER THAT WAS SHOT DOWN BY JAPANESE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT WHILE ON A MISSION OVER RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN ISLAND, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA JANUARY 1, 1944. AWARDED AIR MEDAL AND PURPLE HEART.