Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE SERVED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS IN THE U.S. ARMY WITH THE 26TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION 'THE BIG RED ONE' AND WAS WITH THE FIRST WAVE TO LAND DURING THE INVASION OF SICILY ON JULY 10, 1943 AND ALSO LANDED IN NORMANDY ON D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944.