SERVED WITH THE 13TH AIR FORCE, 42ND BOMB GROUP, 69TH BOMB SQUADRON AT CARNEY FIELD, GUADALCANAL, SOLOMON ISLANDS. CO-PILOT ON THE B-25 MITCHELL BOMBER, "STEAMIN' JEAN", THAT CRASHED INTO THE SEA WHILE ON A BOMBING AND STRAFING MISSION AGAINST JAPANESE KAHILI AIRFIELD, BOUGAINVILLE, PAPUA, NEW GUINEA. AWARDED AIR MEDAL AND PURPLE HEART.