Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brentwood, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE WAITED MORE THAN 50 YEARS FOR COMBAT MEDALS HE HAD EARNED AS AN ARMY INFANTRYMAN AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND OTHER EUROPEAN CONFLICTS DURING WORLD WAR II. AS A MEMBER OF THE 94TH INFANTRY, HE HAD TAKEN SHRAPNEL IN THE BACK AND NEARLY LOST BOTH HIS FEET TO FROSTBITE. OTHER MEDALS INCLUDE A PURPLE HEART.