Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Sara Fodor
Relationship
Niece
SERVED IN NEW GUINEA AS A Technician 5th Grade AND OPERATED RADAR. WHEN THE JAPANESE PLANES FLEW OVER THE BASE AT NIGHT TO ATTACK IT, HE TRACKED THE PLANES ON RADAR AND DETERMINED WHEN THE BIG LIGHTS SHOULD BE TURNED ON THE ENEMY PLANES SO ARTILLERY COULD SHOOT THEM DOWN.