World War II United States Army Air Corps Officer. A native of Burlington County, New Jersey, he was a 22-year old 2nd Lieutenant and B-26 bomber pilot in the 587th Bomber Squadron, 394th Bomber Group, Medium, when he was shot down over France on February 25, 1945.
He is buried in Plot B, Row 6, Grave 53 of the Epinal American Cemetery in Epinal, France.
A cenotaph exists for him in his family plot in the IOOF Cemetery in Medford, New Jersey.
KIA 25-2-1945 as pilot of B-26B / #42-96044 / 5W-'N'/ MACR 15322. Target: Colbe, Germany. Taking off from A-74, Niergnes, France, the aircraft was involved in a mid-air collision with #43-34228 during formation.
Both aircraft crashed killing 11 crew members. There was only one survivor. '044' crashed near Marcoing, France, 7 miles south of Cambrai. 5 KIA / 1 survivor.
He is buried in Plot B, Row 6, Grave 53 of the Epinal American Cemetery in Epinal, France.
A cenotaph exists for him in his family plot in the IOOF Cemetery in Medford, New Jersey.
KIA 25-2-1945 as pilot of B-26B / #42-96044 / 5W-'N'/ MACR 15322. Target: Colbe, Germany. Taking off from A-74, Niergnes, France, the aircraft was involved in a mid-air collision with #43-34228 during formation.
Both aircraft crashed killing 11 crew members. There was only one survivor. '044' crashed near Marcoing, France, 7 miles south of Cambrai. 5 KIA / 1 survivor.
World War II United States Army Air Corps Officer. A native of Burlington County, New Jersey, he was a 22-year old 2nd Lieutenant and B-26 bomber pilot in the 587th Bomber Squadron, 394th Bomber Group, Medium, when he was shot down over France on February 25, 1945.
He is buried in Plot B, Row 6, Grave 53 of the Epinal American Cemetery in Epinal, France.
A cenotaph exists for him in his family plot in the IOOF Cemetery in Medford, New Jersey.
KIA 25-2-1945 as pilot of B-26B / #42-96044 / 5W-'N'/ MACR 15322. Target: Colbe, Germany. Taking off from A-74, Niergnes, France, the aircraft was involved in a mid-air collision with #43-34228 during formation.
Both aircraft crashed killing 11 crew members. There was only one survivor. '044' crashed near Marcoing, France, 7 miles south of Cambrai. 5 KIA / 1 survivor.
He is buried in Plot B, Row 6, Grave 53 of the Epinal American Cemetery in Epinal, France.
A cenotaph exists for him in his family plot in the IOOF Cemetery in Medford, New Jersey.
KIA 25-2-1945 as pilot of B-26B / #42-96044 / 5W-'N'/ MACR 15322. Target: Colbe, Germany. Taking off from A-74, Niergnes, France, the aircraft was involved in a mid-air collision with #43-34228 during formation.
Both aircraft crashed killing 11 crew members. There was only one survivor. '044' crashed near Marcoing, France, 7 miles south of Cambrai. 5 KIA / 1 survivor.
