The Man Behind the Name
Served with 554th AAF Base Unit as radio operator, 93rd Bomb Group. Participated in Air Offensive Europe, Normandy, and Ted's Travelling Circus. Awarded EAME Ribbon with three Battle Stars, Distinguished Flying Cross with three Oak Leaf Clusters, and Good Conduct Medal.
Service record.
Missions flown.
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Before and after.
Born May 3, 1916 in Pittsburgh, PA. Enlisted in USAAC on Aug. 25, 1942.
Discharged Oct. 5, 1945 as tech. sergeant. Received EAME Ribbon with three Battle Stars, Distinguished Flying Cross with three Oak Leaf Clusters, and Good Conduct Medal. Retired as police chief, Stafford Springs, CT in 1976. Married and living in Springfield, NH.