Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cohoes, New York
Honored By
MJL USN (Ret)
SERVED UNDER GENERAL GEORGE PATTON AS A TANK DRIVER WITH THE 749TH TANK BATTALION. HIS UNIT RECEIVED FIVE BATTLE STARS AND THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE. HE WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PURPLE HEART AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL.