Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Adamstown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN EUROPE WITH THE 275TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. RECIPIENT OF THE EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FOUR STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OCCUPATION MEDAL AND A UNIT CITATION, THE 'BELGIAN FOURRAGERE' AWARDED BY PRINCE OF BELGIUM. THIS WAS RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF ACTION IN THE ST. VITH AREA DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.