Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
National Infantry Foundation
AFTER GRADUATING FROM NEW YORK UNIVERSITY IN JUNE 1941 HE WAS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY. HIS LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY RESULTED IN HIM BEING SENT TO WORK WITH THE BRAZILIAN ARMY DURING THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR COMBAT ACTIONS. EVENTUALLY HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 88TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND AT THE WAR'S END WAS THE DIVISION'S ORDNANCE OFFICER.