Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
Mafalda Parletto
Relationship
Wife
SERVED 1942-1945 AS A PARATROOPER IN THE U.S. ARMY. ACTIVE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE WITH THE 82ND AIRBORNE, 507TH DIVISION ATTACHED TO A DEMOLITION TEAM. SAW COMBAT AT NORMANDY. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, SHARPSHOOTER MEDAL, BRONZE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.