Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Centre Hall, Pennsylvania
ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1943 HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY AND ENTERED HIS WWII SERVICE ON OCTOBER 4, 1943. HE SERVED WITH COMPANY L, 351ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, 88TH INFANTRY DIVISION. HE EARNED A PURPLE HEART, A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, A DISTINGUISHED UNIT AWARD, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON DECEMBER 21, 1945.