Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Paterson, New Jersey
Honored By
John Peterson
SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY UNDER GENERAL OMAR BRADLEY AS A COMBAT INFANTRY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS ENCODER/ DECODER WITH 28TH DIVISION, 110TH REGIMENT. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION AT NORMANDY BEACH, AND OTHER BATTLES IN FRANCE AND GERMANY. CAPTURED DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE IN 1944. RECEIVED PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH A SILVER STAR AND A MARKSMAN BADGE.