Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WITH 76TH DIVISION, 417TH REGIMENT AND SAW ACTION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE LANDED WITH THE U.S. TROOPS AT NORMANDY, FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND WAS WITH THE FIRST ARMY UNITS TO ENTER BERLIN. RECIPIENT PURPLE HEART AS WELL AS OTHER DECORATIONS.