Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Royersford, Pennsylvania
DRAFTED IN 1941. HE SERVED IN THE 2ND DIVISION OF THE U.S. ARMY IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE LANDED AT OMAHA BEACH NORMANDY ON D-DAY ON JUNE 6, 1944. HE FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, AN OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND A BRONZE STAR.