Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
Ms. Leslie Y. Crawford
Enlisted December 9, 1942. Landed in the first wave at Normandy, Omaha Beach with the 29th Division. Wounded in France two weeks later on June 24, 1944. Received Purple Heart, June 28, 1944. After recovery in England, left Marsailles for South Pacific Theatre. Honorable discharge on October 20, 1945 and re-enlistment there. Second honorable discharge, Fort Eustis, Virginia, December 13, 1946. Deceased July 11, 1999.