Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Union City, New Jersey
Honored By
Kenneth, Stephen, Robert & Richard Winters
Relationship
Sons
CAPTAIN. SERVED AS A UNIT COMMANDER WITH THE 695TH ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS INCLUDED THE EUROPEAN THEATER, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, PURPLE HEART, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.