Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Patton, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Family
INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY IN APRIL 1943. DISCHARGED IN DECEMBER 1945. SERVED IN 3RD ARMY UNDER GENERAL PATTON, 4TH ARMORED DIVISION, 489TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT AS A GUNNER. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES AND CENTRAL EUROPE. RECEIVED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE STARS AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.