Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ellenville, New York
Honored By
James A. Comfort
JULY 10, 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 23, 1942 AS CORPORAL; SEPTEMBER 24, 1942 2ND LIEUTENANT, GRADUATE OFFICE CANDIDATE COURSE #31 AT FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA. DISCHARGED ON DECEMBER 22, 1945 AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY. WOUNDED ON DECEMBER 18, 1944 IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, 1 SILVER STAR, 2 BRONZE STARS, DISTINGUISHED UNIT EMBLEM (AFRICA, TUNISIA, SICILY, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES, ALSACE AND CENTRAL EUROPE).