Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oakdale, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH COMPANY A, 307TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 77TH INFANTRY DIVISION AS A RIFLEMAN IN THE EASTERN MANDATES, LUZON AND RYUKYUS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EXPERT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.