Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Syracuse, New York
Honored By
SSgt
STAFF SERGEANT. SERVED AS A RADIO OPERATOR AT SUPREME HEADQUARTERS OF THE ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCES (SHAEF) IN FRANKFURT, GERMANY DURING WWII, UNDER THE COMMAND OF GENERAL DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. HIS DETACHMENT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING UP COMMUNICATIONS ON THE FIELD, UNDER ENEMY FIRE, IN PREPARATION OF THE D-DAY INVASION.