Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Richard Zagrzecki
INFANTRY. TRAINED FOR INVASION OF JAPAN BUT THANKS TO HARRY TRUMAN WOUND UP IN ITALY AS OCCUPATION TROOP. OVERSAW REMOVAL OF KING UMBERTO IN ROME AND KEPT THE PEACE IN VENICE AGAINST TITO'S, YUGOSLAVIA. PRIOR TO THE WAR AS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, SERVED SUGAR RATIONING, COLLECTED WASTE, AND SOLD WAR BONDS.