Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Centerdale, Rhode Island
Honored By
John F. Norton
Relationship
Friend
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER ALL THROUGH WESTERN EUROPE. HE WAS CAPTURED 5 TIMES. WHEN THE WAR ENDED HE WAS IN A GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMP. HE WAS IN THE U.S. OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES (OSS) AND ORDERED TO DROP BEHIND ENEMY LINES AND BLOW UP A BALL BEARING FACTORY AND OTHER PLACES WHICH HE DID SUCCESSFULLY. SERVED 1941-1945.