Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Trenton, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A TECHNICAL SERGEANT DURING THE WAR AND FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE AND THE RHINELAND CAMPAIGNS. HE WAS AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, THE BRONZE STAR, AND TWO PURPLE HEARTS FOR WOUNDS AND VALOR AS HE DEDICATEDLY PERFORMED HIS DUTY AS LEAD FORWARD POINT SNIPER WITH THE 8TH INFANTRY HEADQUARTERS DIVISION.