Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Thurmont, Maryland
Honored By
Family
INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY IN MAY 1941 AFTER BEING DRAFTED. SERVED WITH THE 149TH ARMORED SIGNAL COMPANY, FOURTH ARMORED DIVISION AS A COOK WITH THE RANK OF TECHNICIAN FOURTH GRADE. ENGAGED IN EUROPEAN THEATER OPERATIONS FROM JANUARY, 1944 TO SEPTEMBER,1945. SERVED IN THE BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS OF NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES (BATTLE OF THE BULGE), RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE.