Hometown
Cohoes, New York
Honored By
Thomas J. Gendron
INFANTRY, 32 YEARS. MEMBER OF THE FIRST U.S. INFANTRY DIVISION, THE BIG RED ONE, MARCH 1940 TO OCTOBER 26, 1945. THREE D-DAYS - ORAN, ALGERIA; GELA, SICILY; AND OMAHA BEACH. KOREAN WAR, SEPTEMBER 1951 TO SEPTEMBER 1952. COMMANDING OFFICER, 2ND BATTALION, 7TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, G4 E OF INFANTRY DIVISION, COMMANDING OFFICER, 3RD BATTALION, 65TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION.