Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Norwich, Connecticut
Honored By
The Coman Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTERN THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH BATTERY C, 371ST FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION AS A LIGHT TRUCK DRIVER IN ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIA, SICILY, 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, PURPLE HEART MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.