Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New Haven, Connecticut
Honored By
Donald F. Pegnataro
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH BATTERY A, 197TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, 30TH INFANTRY DIVISION AS A COOK IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, SOUTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 6 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.