Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Mrs. Carm Germano, Donna Uhrinek & Lisa Ricci
Relationship
Wife & Daughters
SERVED AS A SERGEANT WITH BATTERY A, 224TH FIELD ARTILLERY IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE STARS AND 1 BRONZE ARROWHEAD. DUTIES INCLUDED UTILITY REPAIRMAN, FORWARD OBSERVER AND ITALIAN INTERPRETER. AWARDED A CERTIFICATE FROM THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT IN 2002 FOR SERVING ON THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY BETWEEN 1944 AND 1945.