Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tyrone, Pennsylvania
Honored By
FAMILY
SERVED AS A MORTAR GUNNER IN COMPANY G, 346TH REGIMENT, 87TH DIVISION, 3RD ARMY IN CENTRAL EUROPE AND THE RHINELAND FROM 1942 TO 1945. CAPTURED SOUTH OF SAAR BRUCKEN, FRANCE AND REPORTED MISSING ON 11 DECEMBER 1944. TAKEN TO STALAG 6 AND THEN STALAG 13 AND LIBERATED ON 12 APRIL 1945. RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE AMERICAN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL AND 2 BRONZE STARS.