Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Troy, New York
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE AT AGE 17 AFTER OBTAINING HIS FATHER'S PERMISSION. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN THE ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE) CAMPAIGN. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.