Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
McCandless, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. AFTER SPENDING 1 1/2 YEARS AS AN ENGINEERING SCHOOL INSTRUCTOR, HE WAS MADE COMMANDER OF THE 538TH LIGHT PONTOON COMPANY, A FLOATING BRIDGE UNIT THAT MAINTAINED AND GUARDED THREE BRIDGES OVER THE RHINE RIVER NEAR REMAGEN, GERMANY.