Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
William J. Burns
ACTIVE SERVICE FROM 1944 TO 1947. COOK, MESS SERGEANT WITH HEADQUARTERS BATTERY, 69TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY. TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT WITH THE 452ND ENGINEERING DEPOT COMPANY. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER INCLUDING SAIPAN, TINIAN AND GUAM. AWARDED THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.