Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs Jr
Relationship
Veteran
SERVED WITH THE 13TH AIR FORCE, 307TH BOMB GROUP, 371ST BOMB SQUADRON AT KOLI AIRFIELD, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS. NAVIGATOR ON A B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER THAT WAS SHOT DOWN BY JAPANESE FIGHTERS WHILE ON A BOMBING MISSION OVER RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN ISLAND ON JANUARY 1, 1944. AWARDED AIR MEDAL AND PURPLE HEART.