Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Rouseville, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Barbie Weber McNeely
Relationship
Daughter
ENLISTED AS A PRIVATE IN OIL CITY PENNSYLVANIA IN 1944. HE SERVED WITH GENERAL PATTON AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. DURING HIS SERVICE HE ALWAYS CARRIED PHOTOS OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN IN A LEATHER WALLET. AS IT TURNS OUT, THESE PHOTOS PROTECTED HIM FROM SCHRAPNEL IN A BATTLE. HE SERVED IN THE INFANTRY WITH PATTON UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR.