Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cairo, New York
Honored By
Charlie Walsh
Relationship
Friend
MORTARMAN WITH COMPANY A, 134TH INFANTRY, 35TH DIVISION, PATTON'S 3RD ARMY. CAPTURED SEPTEMBER 25, 1944 AT ALSACE LORRAINE, FRANCE. SENT TO STALAG 12A AND STALAG 3C IN GERMANY FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR WITH EUROPEAN BATTLE STARS, PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND RUPTURED DUCK.