Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Timothé Loock
DRAFTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY ON MAY 5, 1943. SERVED AS PRIVATE ON 141TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 36TH INFANTRY TEXAS DIVISION. ON JANUARY 21, 1944, DURING BATTLE OF THE RAPIDO RIVER IN ITALY, TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR BY GERMANS ON STALAG 2B. AWARDED BY PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL.