Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Son
HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC ARENA IN THE PHILIPPINES AND NEW GUINEA, MOSTLY AS A LONGSHOREMAN. HE SUFFERED A BROKEN ARM AND PELVIS DURING AN OVER NIGHT STAY IN A BOMB CRATER WHEN ONE OF OUR OWN TRUCKS RAN OVER HIM AS HE WAS SLEEPING.