Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Family
DATES OF SERVICE: 1942-1946. ACTIVE DUTY WITH ARMY INFANTRY, FIRST SERGEANT WITH THE 9TH ARMORED DIVISION. AS A TANK DRIVER, PARTICIPATED IN THE RHINELAND ARDENNES CAMPAIGN, THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. EARNED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH TWO BRONZE STARS; AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL; GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.