Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Jewett City, Connecticut
Honored By
The Raill Family
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH COMPANY D, 124TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 31ST INFANTRY DIVISION AS A TRUCK DRIVER IN NEW GUINEA AND THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH BRONZE SERVICE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.