Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Uniontown Public Library
ENLISTED APRIL 6, 1943, ASSIGNED TO GREAT LAKES, RADIO SCHOOL AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, ATTACHED TO NAVY, AMPHIBIOUS FORCE. EMBARKED MARCH 25, 1944 FOR ENGLAND, SERVED ON USS LST 533 IN INVASION OF NORMANDY AND SOUTHERN FRANCE. WOUNDED MAY 8, 1945, HOSPITALIZED IN ENGLAND 2 MONTHS, AT BROOKLYN 4 MONTHS, U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL AT ST. ALBANS, NEW YORK.