Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New York City, New York
Honored By
M. J. Lynett
WHILE ATTENDING MANHATTAN COLLEGE IN 1943 HE ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY AND LATER THE SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM AT CCNY. WAS THEN ASSIGNED TO THE INFANTRY AND SIGNAL CORPS AND SERVED IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER IN NEW GUINEA AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AS A TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE FROM 1944 TO 1946.