Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chester, New York
Honored By
Edward T. Custard
Relationship
Nephew
SERVED AS GUNNER WITH COMPANY A, 17TH ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION, 12TH ARMORED DIVISION. FOUGHT IN FRANCE, FALL 1945. CAPTURED BY THE GERMANY ALONG WITH THE REST OF HIS UNIT IN HERRLISSHEIM, FRANCE IN JANUARY 1945. POW AT STALAG II B IN FALLINGBOSTEL, GERMANY UNTIL LIBERATION IN APRIL 1945 BY GENERAL MONTGOMERY'S BRITISH 9TH DIVISION.