Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Westerly, Rhode Island
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH COMPANY H, 379TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 95TH INFANTRY DIVISION AS A LIGHT MORTAR CREWMAN IN NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, PURPLE HEART MEDAL WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.