Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New Kensington, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL TO ENLIST. SERVED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS IN THE 318TH COMPANY OF THE 80TH INFANTRY DIVISION. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART. LOST THE USE OF HIS RIGHT ARM AS A RESULT OF BEING WOUNDED IN ACTION IN SAINTE-MERE-EGLISE, FRANCE.