Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Troy, Michigan
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 44TH BOMB GROUP, 66TH BOMB SQUADRON AT CHEDDINGTON, ENGLAND. TAIL GUNNER ON THE B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER, "LADY LUCK", THAT WAS LOST TO GERMAN FIGHTER AIRCRAFT NEAR RUOTI, ITALY WHILE ON A MISSION TO BOMB GERMAN AIRFIELDS AT FOGGIA, ITALY AUGUST 16, 1943. AWARDED PURPLE HEART.