Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Groton, Connecticut
Honored By
West Side Middle School
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 100TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 399TH INFANTRY REGIMENT WITH A MACHINE GUN SQUAD IN RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE AND WAS A PRISONER OF WAR. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.