Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lyndora, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
SERVED AS A PARATROOPER WITH THE 509TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT. SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE EUROPEAN THEATER. LANDED IN NORMANDY ON D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944 AND FOUGHT THROUGH THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE MADE 39 JUMPS. EARNED THE PURPLE HEART WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR.