Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Gallitzin, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES NAVY ON DECEMBER 10, 1942 AND RECEIVED HIS BOOT TRAINING AT GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. ON DECEMBER 20, 1944, HE DEPARTED FROM THE STATES FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE ABOARD THE USS HOPPING APD-51. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND OKINAWA CAMPAIGNS. HE SERVED ON THE 3RD AND 4TH AMPHIBIOUS FORCES. HE RETURNED THE THE UNITED STATES ON DECEMBER 30, 1945 ON THE USS HOPPING.