Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
Honored By
Grateful American
FOUGHT AT NORMANDY BEACH IN FRANCE AND WAS LATER WOUNDED AND TAKEN PRISONER DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. THE CAMP WHERE HE WAS IMPRISONED WAS LIBERATED BY GENERAL PATTON JUST BEFORE THE WAR ENDED IN 1945. RECEIVED MANY COMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING THE PURPLE HEART.