Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
CORPORAL. SERVED WITH THE 331ST INFANTRY REGIMENT IN FIVE BATTLES, INCLUDING NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES FOREST AND CENTRAL EUROPE. IN 1944 HE AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS RAN THROUGH A DELUGE OF FIRE FROM GERMAN 88MM HOWITZER TO RESCUE A TRAPPED AMERICAN PLATOON. FOR HIS GALLANTRY IN ACTION, HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR.