Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
HE ENLISTED IN THE ARMY ON JANUARY 1, 1943 AND SERVED WITH THE 29TH INFANTRY DIVISION, COMPANY D IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER, LANDING ON OMAHA BEACH. HE WAS SERIOUSLY WOUNDED BY MACHINE GUN FIRE ON JULY 10, 1944 AND PLAYED DEAD UNTIL THE GERMAN TROOPS SWEPT PAST ON THE BATTLEFIELD. WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE , HE DISCOVERED EVERYONE AROUND HIM HAD BEEN KILLED.