Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE WAS OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN AT WEST POINT BUT CHOSE TO REMAIN WITH HIS INFANTRY UNIT AND WAS THE LEAD MAN IN MANY ATTACKS. AT THE AGE OF 20, WHILE SERVING ON THE MAGINOT LINE, HE WAS TAKEN PRISONER.