Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
VFW Post 10489
SERVED ABOARD AMPHIBIOUS COMMAND LANDING CRAFT THAT LED THE INITIAL ASSAULT ONTO UTAH BEACH, NORMANDY JUNE 6, 1944. SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED GENERAL CHARLES DE GAULLE BACK TO FRENCH SOIL AFTER HIS EXILE IN ENGLAND.