Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Clinton, Connecticut
Honored By
The Griffin Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH COMPANY F, 393RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 99TH INFANTRY DIVISION AS A LIGHT TRUCK DRIVER IN SICILY, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.