Pilot’s Story

October 1942 When WWII broke out, I wanted to serve. Growing up on the Lower East Side of New York C…

January – September 1943 I was an Aviation Cadet (A/C) for 9 months. I felt mighty good all de…

San Antonio, Texas, January – March 1943 During 3 months of Preflight Training at Kelly Field …

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March – May 1943 My first flight as a pilot was in the Fairchild PT19…

Liberal, Kansas, October – December 1943 B-24 Transition Training was 9 weeks. It was here tha…

Tonopah, Nevada, Jan – March 1944 After completing B-24 Transition Training, I proceeded to To…

April – May 1944 My crew and I were still “planeless” at this point. We werepart o…

Horsham St. Faith, England, May 1944 In late April, we received our orders to head overseas and wrot…

Horsham St. Faith, England, May – December 1944 We arrived at Horsham St. Faith 5/18/44 where …

Europe, 1944 Army Air Corps 8th Air Force 2nd Air Division 96th Bomb Wing 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bom…

Horsham St. Faith, England, 1944 Horsham St. Faith was the HQ of the 96th Bomb Wing with its very de…

Europe, 1944 We flew combat missions, practice missions, and sometimes transported fuel. I kept a Pi…

Europe, 1944 Some team eh! My crew of the Howling Banshee certainly was some team. However, one of m…

Europe, December 1944 At the start of my tour in Europe I took this photo at a London studio for the…

Europe, December 1944 My crew had 7 glorious days of long needed rest and relaxation before our last…

Europe, December 1944 Our last 4 missions were in late December to support the Battle of the Bulge. …

St. Petersburg, Florida, Feb – May 1945 I was rotated back to the USA the beginning of 1/45. A…

New York City, May 1945 I became a civilian on 6/23/45. I was one of the earliest to leave the servi…

Norwich, England May 1995 In honor of the 50th Anniversary of VE Day, I attended a reunion in Norwic…