Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Jessup, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Lawrence S. Ament
Relationship
Fellow WWII Veteran
STAFF SERGEANT IN HEADQUARTERS COMPANY OF 27TH ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION. SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AREA - NEW GUINEA, LEYTE, LUZON, PHILIPPINES AND JAPAN. EARNED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 1 SILVER, 3 BRONZE BATTLE STARS AND 1 BRONZE ARROWHEAD, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, OCCUPATION OF JAPAN MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE BATTLE STAR AND PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE MEDAL. OVERSEAS SERVICE FROM JANUARY 1944 TO JANUARY 1946.