Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Children
DRAFTED ON 15 FEB 1943; ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY ON 22 FEB 1943, SERVED AS A MACHINE GUNNER WITH AN INFANTRY RIFLE COMPANY, ASSIGNED TO K. COMPANY, 104TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 26TH INFANTRY(YANKEE) DIVISION, 3RD ARMY. DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS: COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE AND MEDALS WERE: BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL WITH 2 CAMPAIGN STARS: RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE (NORTHERN FRANCE), WWII VICTORY MEDAL RECEIVED FOR COMBAT ACTION. SERVED FEB 1943 TO FEB 1946.