Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Saratoga Springs, New York
Honored By
M. J. Lynett
ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY IN APRIL 1939, AND SERVED WITH THE 70TH DIVISION THIRD ARMY IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. WHILE IN GERMANY, HE RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR, THE BELGIUM LIBERATION CITATION AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE. HE ALSO RECEIVED THE CONSPICUOUS MEDAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. HE WAS DISCHARGED AND THEN RECALLED TO DUTY FOR THE KOREAN WAR.