Joined the Army
October 1942 When WWII broke out, I wanted to serve. Growing up on the Lower East Side of New York C…
Aviation Cadet Training
January – September 1943 I was an Aviation Cadet (A/C) for 9 months. I felt mighty good all de…
Classification and Preflight Training
San Antonio, Texas, January – March 1943 During 3 months of Preflight Training at Kelly Field …
Primary Flight Training
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March – May 1943 My first flight as a pilot was in the Fairchild PT19…
B-24 Transition Training
Liberal, Kansas, October – December 1943 B-24 Transition Training was 9 weeks. It was here tha…
B-24 Crew Training
Tonopah, Nevada, Jan – March 1944 After completing B-24 Transition Training, I proceeded to To…
The AZON Project
April – May 1944 My crew and I were still “planeless” at this point. We werepart o…
European Theater of Operations
Horsham St. Faith, England, May 1944 In late April, we received our orders to head overseas and wrot…
Crew of the Howling Banshee
Horsham St. Faith, England, May – December 1944 We arrived at Horsham St. Faith 5/18/44 where …
The Second Air Division
Europe, 1944 Army Air Corps 8th Air Force 2nd Air Division 96th Bomb Wing 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bom…
Horsham St. Faith Airfield
Horsham St. Faith, England, 1944 Horsham St. Faith was the HQ of the 96th Bomb Wing with its very de…
High Noon Over Germany
Europe, 1944 We flew combat missions, practice missions, and sometimes transported fuel. I kept a Pi…
Crew From New York City
Europe, 1944 Some team eh! My crew of the Howling Banshee certainly was some team. However, one of m…
Distinguished Flying Cross
Europe, December 1944 At the start of my tour in Europe I took this photo at a London studio for the…
Knightshayes Court
Europe, December 1944 My crew had 7 glorious days of long needed rest and relaxation before our last…
Final Tour of Duty
Europe, December 1944 Our last 4 missions were in late December to support the Battle of the Bulge. …
Don Ce Sar Convalescent Hospital
St. Petersburg, Florida, Feb – May 1945 I was rotated back to the USA the beginning of 1/45. A…
Civilian Life
New York City, May 1945 I became a civilian on 6/23/45. I was one of the earliest to leave the servi…
50th Anniversary of VE Day
Norwich, England May 1995 In honor of the 50th Anniversary of VE Day, I attended a reunion in Norwic…