Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Framingham, Massachusetts
Honored By
Ted, Jr., William, Kathleen & Virginia
Relationship
Children
SERVED AS STAFF SERGEANT WITH BATTERY C, 534TH SEPARATE COAST ARTILLERY BATTALION IN NORTH AFRICA, ITALY, FRANCE AND GERMANY FROM 1940 - 1945. AWARDED SEVERAL DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS INCLUDING A 5TH ARMY BRONZE ARROWHEAD, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL (LANDING ON SALERNO ON 9/9/43), A SILVER SERVICE STAR AND A BRONZE SERVICE STAR (FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE ANZIO, ARDENNES-ALSACE, CENTRAL EUROPE, NAPES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO AND SOUTHERN FRANCE CAMPAIGNS), GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.