Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New York
Honored By
Harvey S. Sutherland
SERVED WITH THE ELITE 509TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY BATTALION, THE MOST DECORATED PARATROOP UNIT OF WWII IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, MALEMPRE, BELGIUM, DECEMBER 1944, WAS PRISONER OF WAR. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL.