Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Preston, Connecticut
Honored By
The Pappalardo Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH BATTERY A, 33RD FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION AS A LIGHT TRUCK DRIVER IN ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH BRONZE SERVICE ARROWHEAD, THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.