Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sandusky, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY. SERVED IN 517TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM IN ITALY, FRANCE, AND BELGIUM. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION INTO SOUTHERN FRANCE. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART FOR AN INJURY SUSTAINED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN OCTOBER 1945 WITH THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT.