On 24 October 1942 he enlisted in the service from New York City, New York, as a private. He had four years of college education, was single, without dependents and his civilian occupation was listed as: "Undefined code".

He was identified as a 1945 member of the 84th TCS in Frank Guild's book: 'A Journey to the Far Shore'

We have him listed as participating in one 437th flight as a C-47 Radio Operator: Operation VARSITY in March 1945.