Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
The Cortez Family
SERVED 1943-1946 WITH AMPHIBIOUS FORCES. ACTIVE IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. SERVED IN COMBAT AT NORMANDY AND ANZIO. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH BATTLE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT AND WWII VICTORY MEDALS.