Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Poughkeepsie, New York
SERVED FROM 1943 TO 1946 IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER WITH THE 84TH INFANTRY DIVISION, KNOWN AS THE RAILSPLITTERS. SAW COMBAT AS A PLATOON COMMANDER IN THE ARDENNES CAMPAIGN. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL.