Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Sandy Yarnall
HE ENLISTED IN THE NATIONAL GUARDS IN 1938 IN THE 103RD CAVALRY HORSE OUTFIT, WHERE THEY PRACTICED WITH TREE LOGS INSTEAD OF RIFLES. LATER WHEN THE NATIONAL GUARDS BECAME PART OF THE REGULAR ARMY HE WAS ASSIGNED TO 166TH FIELD ARTILLERY IN MISSISSIPPI.