Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dewart, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Franklin P. Yarger
Relationship
Grand Nephew
ENLISTED JANUARY 30, 1942. SERVED AS A LIGHT TRUCK DRIVER FOR HEADQUARTERS BATTERY RAILWAY 439TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BATTALION COMBINED ARMS CENTER. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS INCLUDE NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND CENTRAL EUROPE. DECORATIONS INCLUDE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE STARS. DISCHARGED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ON OCTOBER 25, 1945.