Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
John Peterson
SERVED IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE. FOUGHT WITH PATTON’S THIRD ARMY AT ARDENNES AS THE 159TH BATTALION, DEFENDING THE SOUTHERN FLANK AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AWARDED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH FIVE BRONZE STARS AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.