Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Family
A MEMBER OF THE 466TH PARACHUTE BATTALION OF THE 17TH AIRBORNE DIVISION AND WAS THE RECIPIENT OF A BATTLE FIELD COMMISSION TO 2ND LIEUTENANT COMMISSIONED APRIL 1945. HE ENLISTED IN NOVEMBER 1942. HIS MOST NOTABLE BATTLE FOUGHT WAS THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND HIS RECEIVED 2 BRONZE STARS FOR HIS SERVICE.