He entered the service on 31 August 1942 from Boston, Massachusetts. He enlisted as a private; he had four years of high school education, was single, without dependents and his civilian occupation was listed as: "Packing, filling, labeling, marking, bottling, and related occupations, n.e.c.".

We have him listed as participating in four 437th flights as a Radio Operator: Mission DETROIT on 06 June 1944; Mission ELMIRA on 06 June 1944; the resupply and air evacuation Mission #49 in August of 1944 and during Operation VARSITY in March 1945.