Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
New York City, New York
Honored By
Grateful American
SERVED FROM 1943 TO 1946, ATTAINING THE RANK OF QUARTERMASTER, ABLE BOATMAN. RECEIVED ATLANTIC WAR ZONE BAR WITH TWO BATTLE STARS, MEDITERRANEAN-MIDDLE EAST WAR ZONE BAR WITH TWO BATTLE STARS, PACIFIC WAR ZONE BAR, U.S. MERCHANT MARINE VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, A DIPLOME (FRENCH GOVERNMENT AWARD) FOR THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE; 1945. ALSO RECEIVED DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL FOR COMBAT FROM THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.