Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Taylor, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Faye Miller
Relationship
Wife
TRAINED AS AN INFANTRY REPLACEMENT, LANDED IN MARSEILLE, FRANCE, NOVEMBER 25, 1944. AWARDED 2 BATTLE STARS DURING CAMPAIGNS IN CENTRAL EUROPE AND RHINELAND, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND A SPECIAL BRONZE STAR FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT ON THE NIGHT OF MARCH 15, 1945 IN FRANCE. SPENT THREE MONTHS IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA, DOING GUARD DUTY WITH THE RUSSIANS AFTER THE WAR ENDED.