Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Boston, Massachusetts
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE SERVED IN THE ARMY’S 119TH INFANTRY, 30TH DIVISION, IN FRANCE, BELGIUM, HOLLAND AND GERMANY. EARNED A BRONZE STAR IN COMBAT IN AACHEN, GERMANY. HE ALSO TOOK PART IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE RECEIVED THE JUBILEE OF LIBERTY MEDAL. THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT HONORED HIM FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE ABOARD THE FRENCH AIRCRAFT CARRIER JEANNE D’ARC, WHICH WAS DOCKED IN BOSTON HARBOR FOR THE OCCASION.