Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Edward J. Fortunato
Relationship
Son
SERVED MAY 21, 1942 TO DECEMBER 23, 1945. TRAINED IN FORT DIX AND UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. SAW COMBAT DURING INVASION OF NORMANDY; WOUNDED WHILE FIGHTING TO LIBERATE ST. LO. AFTER RECOVERING IN ENGLAND, RETURNED TO EUROPEAN THEATER AND RAN POW CAMP IN BELGIUM. RETURNED HOME BEFORE CHRISTMAS 1945.