Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Townsend, Massachusetts
Honored By
Karen Lorden
Relationship
Daughter
WAS AN ARMS BEARER, HEAVY MACHINE GUNNER, MILITARY POLICEMAN IN NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE INCLUDING BATTLES OF NORMANDY AND BULGE. HE RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR, AN AWARD FROM FRANCE FOR THE INVASION OF NORMANDY, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL.