Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fair Haven, New Jersey
Honored By
Judy Preston, Ken, Tom, Larry & Linda Curchin
Relationship
Children
AIRCRAFT COMMANDER OF B-17. 8TH AIR FORCE, 487TH BOMB GROUP, 8375TH SQUADRON. STATIONED IN LAVENHAM, ENGLAND. FLEW 2 COMBAT MISSIONS, INCLUDING THE LARGEST MISSION OF THE WAR: BOMBING BERLIN. DRAFTED IN MAY OF 1941. SPENT 14 MONTHS AS STAFF SARGEANT-COMBAT ENGINEERS IN ALASKA AND CANADA BUILDING THE ALCAN HIGHWAY.