Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wayne, New Jersey
Honored By
Wayne Township Historical Commission
2ND LIEUTENANT. FLEW ABOARD AN F-13A (PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE VERSION OF THE B-29) WITH THE 3RD PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON (VERY HEAVY), 311TH RECONNAISSANCE WING, 20TH AIR FORCE BASED ON SAIPAN. HE AND THE REST OF THE CREW OF 11 WERE POSTED AS MISSING IN ACTION WHEN THE PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN WHILE PHOTOGRAPHING TARGETS IN THE AREA OF NAGOYA, JAPAN ON 21 NOVEMBER 1944.