Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Plymouth, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM FEBRUARY 17, 1941 UNTIL OCTOBER 23, 1945. SERVED OVERSEAS WITH THE 255TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. SAW ACTION IN THE NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP.