Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Morris County, New Jersey
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
AFTER SERVING INITIALLY IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN THEATER, HE SERVED IN CAMPAIGNS DURING THE LIBERATION OF EMBATTLED EUROPE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 106TH 'LION HEAD' DIVISION AND FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, UNTIL HE WAS TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR AND SUCCUMBED WHILE IN CAPTIVITY. HIS INVALUABLE SACRIFICES AND PERSONAL VALOR HELPED TO TURN THE TIDE OF THE WAR AND HELPED TO ENSURE ALLIED VICTORY.