Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Grateful American
ENTERED THE ARMY IN 1943 AND SERVED IN GERMANY AND IN BELGIUM, WHERE IN DECEMBER 1944 HE BECAME A PRISONER OF WAR DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE WAS RECOVERED IN APRIL 1945, HAVING RECEIVED THREE BATTLE STARS WHILE SERVING WITH THE 924TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION.