Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brentwood, New York
Honored By
Michael F. Panetta
INFANTRY. SERVED OVERSEAS IN EUROPEAN THEATER 1942-1945. SERVED IN THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION AND WAS SENT TO ENGLAND. DURING PRACTICE MANEUVERS FOR THE INVASION OF NORMANDY, SUFFERED A SEVERE LEG INJURY AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR MANY MONTHS. WAS REASSIGNED TO ARMED FORCES, RADIO IN ENGLAND AND SERVED WITH THEM UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR.