Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bridgeton, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE PROUDLY SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE 8TH ARMORED DIVISION. HE SAW ACTIVE DUTY DURING THE BATTLE OF ANZIO AND QUALIFIED, BUT NEVER RECEIVED HIS PURPLE HEART AFTER BEING WOUNDED DURING COMBAT. HE OPERATED AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945.