Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Honored By
Grateful American
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY 101ST AIRBORNE PARACHUTE INFANTRY 506 AND SERVED FROM 1942 TO 1945. PARACHUTED INTO NORMANDY ON D-DAY AND THE NETHERLANDS. FOR HIS BRAVERY, HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR AND ALSO RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, BOTH IN 1945.