Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS IN BATTERY 'C', 283RD FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION AND GUN CREWMAN SERVING IN FRANCE, RHINELAND, NORMANDY AND CENTRAL EUROPE. RECIPIENT OF GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL WITH FOUR CAMPAIGN STARS, AN ARROWHEAD FOR AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (GERMANY), WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE PURPLE HEART FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED ON FEBRUARY 23, 1945 AT DUREN, GERMANY.