Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Roxbury, New York
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
WAS A BOMBARDIER ON SUNRISE SERENADE, A B-17 BOMBER IN THE 452ND BOMB GROUP, 45TH WING, 3RD DIVISION, 8TH AIR FORCE, STATIONED IN ENGLAND. SUNRISE SERENADE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER BELGIUM ON ITS 20TH BOMBING MISSION ON MAY 1, 1944. WAS CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS AND TAKEN AS A PRISONER OF WAR.