Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Corinth, New York
Honored By
M. J. Lynett
JOINED THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN 1941, SERVING AS A CORPORAL IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND IN AFRICA AND ITALY UNTIL HIS DISCHARGE ON NOVEMBER 5, 1945. HE FOUGHT IN SEVERAL BATTLES AND RECEIVED NUMEROUS MEDALS AND AWARDS FOR HIS VALOR, INCLUDING AN OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND THREE BRONZE STARS.