Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ashville, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
ENTERED THE SERVICE DECEMBER 18, 1942 AND RECEIVED HIS BASIC TRAINING WITH THE ENGINEERS AT FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY, CAMP CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY, CAMP RUCKER, ALABAMA AND CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI. MARCH 30, 1944, HE EMBARKED FROM THE STATES ABOARD THE USS JOHN ERICKSON AND PARTICIPATED IN THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN, RECEIVING A COMMENDATION RIBBON JANUARY 12, 1945. HE RETURNED TO THE STATES ON THE USS SEA PIKE.