Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Mystic, Connecticut
Honored By
The Beauchamp Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH COMPANY D, 712TH TANK BATTALION AS A RIFLEMAN IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PURPLE HEART MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.