Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Massillon, Ohio
Honored By
Joseph M. Cicchinelli
Relationship
Self
ASSIGNED TO COMPANY A, 551ST PARACHUTE INFANTRY BATTALION. SERVED IN PANAMA, AFRICA, SICILY, ITALY, SOUTHERN FRANCE AND THE ALPS, BELGIUM AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND GERMANY. PRISONER OF WAR AND WOUNDED FOUR TIMES. RECEIVED FIVE BRONZE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND FRENCH AND BELGIUM CROIX DE GUERRE.