Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Niles, Ohio
Honored By
Honor Flight
SERVED FROM MARCH 1944 TO MAY 1946 AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WITH THE 2ND BATTALION, COMPANY G, 386TH INFANTRY, 97TH DIVISION IN EUROPE AND THE PACIFIC. EARNED THE BRONZE STAR, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GERMANY AND JAPAN OCCUPATION MEDALS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH BRONZE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.