Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brockton, Massachusetts
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
HE SERVED AS A STAFF SERGEANT AND MEDIC. ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT THAT WAS SHOT DOWN OVER OCCUPIED ALBANIA, HE AND THE MEDICAL STAFF OF 26 HAD TO EVADE THE GERMAN ARMY FOR 2 MONTHS. HE WAS ALSO A PRISONER OF WAR UNTIL HE WAS RELEASED. HIS SACRIFICES AND PERSONAL VALOR HELPED TO TURN THE TIDE OF THE WAR AND HELPED TO ENSURE ALLIED VICTORY.