Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lackawanna, New York
Honored By
Joseph F. Conte
Relationship
Self
SERVED IN BOTH THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION ABOARD THE USS THOMPSON DD-627. AFTER V-E DAY, THE SHIP CONVERTED TO DMS-38. HE WAS AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE SERVED IN THE INVASION OF NORMANDY AND THE MEDITERRANEAN INVASION.