Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM JANUARY 29, 1942 TO OCTOBER 20, 1945. SERVED WITH COMPANY 'H', 502ND PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. TAKEN PRISONER ON JUNE 6, 1944 BY THE GERMANS AND HELD AT STALAG 4F. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE ARROWHEAD, FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE, NETHERLANDS ORANGE LANYARD, BELGIAN FOURRAGERE, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION.