Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Astoria, New York
Honored By
Grace Abruzzo
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN FT. BRAGG DECEMBER, 1942, THEN TO ENGLAND IN 1944 WHERE HE WAS CAPTURED BY GERMANS ON OMAHA BEACH ON AUGUST 7, 1944, WHILE WORKING AS A MACHINE GUNNER. TRANSPORTED TO STALAG 7B, MENNINGEN, GERMANY TO THE POW CAMP. RELEASED APRIL 28, 1945, AND RETURNED TO THE STATES.