Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Melrose, Massachusetts
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA AND ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH COMPANY B, 475TH INFANTRY REGIMENT AS AN AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN IN INDIA, BURMA AND GUADALCANAL. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.