Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cincinnati, Ohio
Honored By
Tom Dryer
Relationship
Son
VOLUNTEERED FOR THE 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION WHILE IT WAS FORMING IN 1939, BUT TRANSFERRED TO 87TH INFANTRY IN 1943 AS A REPLACEMENT OFFICER, AND SENT TO ANZIO BEACH IN EARLY FEBRUARY, 1944. WOUNDED ON THE IDES OF MARCH, AND THEN SPENT THE REST OF THE WAR IN MILITARY HOSPITALS IN NAPLES, THEN ENGLAND, THEN STATESIDE.