Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A CAPTAIN IN THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS WITH THE 3RD 'SPEARHEAD' ARMORED DIVISION IN EUROPE. LANDING IN NORMANDY LATE JUNE 1944, AND WHILE IN FRANCE, RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR FOR CARING FOR THE WOUNDED UNDER FIRE. IN SEPTEMBER 1944, HE WAS AWARDED A SILVER STAR FOR 'GALLANTRY IN ACTION' IN MONS, BELGIUM. TWO WEEKS LATER HE WAS WOUNDED IN GERMANY AND RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART.