Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Frank Toth
Relationship
Fellow Veteran
SERVING FROM 1942 TO 1945 AS A SERGEANT, HE SERVED INITIALLY IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, AND LATER THROUGHOUT THE EMBATTLED EUROPEAN THEATER. WHILE WITH B COMPANY OF THE 27TH SIGNAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION, HE SERVED IN SEVERAL MAJOR CAMPAIGNS INCLUDING THE NAPLES-FOGGIA AND ROME-ARNO CAMPAIGNS IN ITALY, SOUTHERN FRANCE, THE RHINELAND AND IN CENTRAL EUROPE. HE ALSO EARNED THE PURPLE HEART FOR HIS SACRIFICES AND VALOR DURING THE LIBERATION OF EUROPE.