Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
North Cambidge, Massachusetts
Honored By
Children & Grandchildren
AS A PARATROOPER OF THE ELITE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION, PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF THE ARDENNES (THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE) IN DECEMBER 1944. FOLLOWING THAT SIEGE, THE DIVISION CONTINUED TO FIGHT AND SUCCESSFULLY DROVE THE GERMANS ALMOST BACK TO GERMANY. SERVED FROM NOVEMBER 1943 TO JANUARY 1946. COMBAT IN THE ARDENNES LED TO A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, THE AWARD OF THE BELGIAN FOURRAGERE WITH PALM AND THE INDIVIDUAL BRONZE STAR AWARD.