Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Warwick, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE WAS A MEDIC WITH THE 26TH INFANTRY DIVISION. HE FOLLOWED GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON THROUGH NORTHERN FRANCE, GERMANY, LUXEMBOURG, BELGIUM, AUSTRIA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA. HE RECEIVED A PURPLE HEART FOR WOUNDS HE RECEIVED DURING HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT WITH A GERMAN SS SOLDIER.