Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lewistown, Pennsylvania
ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY ON MARCH 4, 1943. HE RECEIVED HIS BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP MACKALL, NORTH CAROLINA; FORT JACKSON, SOUTH CAROLINA AND MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. ARRIVED OVERSEAS IN SEPTEMBER OF 1944 SERVED WITH THE 112TH INFANTRY BATTALION IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND.