Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Roosevelt, New York
Honored By
Kathleen Thomas
Relationship
Friend
3/3/41 TO 9/16/45. TRAINED IN THE U.S. UNTIL AUGUST 1942. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASIONS OF NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, ITALY AND SOUTHERN FRANCE. PROCEEDED THROUGH FRANCE INTO GERMANY, ARRIVED IN MANNHEIM 18 DAYS BEFORE THE WAR ENDED. SERGEANT IN CHARGE OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR BATTERY G, 62ND COAST ARTILLERY ANTI-AIRCRAFT. THE 62ND REGIMENT EARNED 6 BATTLE STARS.