Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
JOINED THE ARMY AT THE AGE OF 17 AND SERVED FROM 1942 TO 1945. AFTER TRAINING IN AN ARMY METEOROLOGY SCHOOL TO HANDLE BARRAGE BALLOONS ALONG THE WEST COAST, HE WAS WORKING ON A SUPPLY SHIP IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS WHEN A JAPANESE KAMIKAZE ATTACK COST HIM HIS LEFT LEG.