Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Girard, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE JOINED COMPANY L IN THE U.S. ARMY'S 11TH INFANTRY AND WAS DEPLOYED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WHERE HE SAW ACTION IN THE ARDENNES AND THE RHINELAND. DURING THE RHINELAND OFFENSIVE, HE WAS WOUNDED IN AN ADVANCE ON THE GERMAN LINE. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND THE SEVERITY OF HIS INJURY NECESSITATED THE AMPUTATION OF HIS ARM.