Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Vernon, New Jersey
Honored By
Frank Toth
ENTERED SERVICE ON APRIL 3, 1943, HE INITIALLY SERVED IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, THEN DEPLOYED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER. HE FOUGHT IN SEVERAL MAJOR CAMPAIGNS AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE 79TH INFANTRY DIVISION, UNTIL HE WAS LOST ON JANUARY 17, 1945 DURING THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE.