Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Penn Allen, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER WITH THE 11TH FIELD ARTILLERY ATTACHED TO 24TH INFANTRY, IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND MINDANAO. HE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN AFTER THE WAR AND WAS PART OF THE FIRST UNITS TO ENTER HIROSHIMA AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMB WAS DROPPED.