Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Relationship
Self
PRIVATE, ENLISTED IN THE ARMY SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM AT CLEVELAND, OHIO. WHILE AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY, WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA, THIS PROGRAM WAS TERMINATED. HE WAS REASSIGNED TO COMPANY B, 49TH INFANTRY BATTALION, CAMP WALTERS, TEXAS, AND COMPLETED BASIC INFANTRY TRAINING. DUE TO PROLONGED ILLNESS DURING DEPLOYMENT LEAVE, WAS ADMITTED TO CRILE GENERAL HOSPITAL, CLEVELAND, AND WHILE RECOVERING THE WAR ENDED PROMPTING HIS RELEASE FROM THE SERVICE.