Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Miquon, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
HE SERVED IN THE ARMY INFANTRY IN EUROPE. IN OCTOBER 1945, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE STAFF OF THE CHIEF U.S. PROSECUTOR FOR THE NUREMBERG WAR CRIMES TRIALS OF LEADING GERMANS. HE HAD LEARNED TO SPEAK GERMAN WITH WHAT HE CALLED 'A PHILLY ACCENT' IN SCHOOL AND WAS IN CHARGE OF ROUNDING UP PROSECUTION WITNESSES.