Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Slocum Twp., Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM JUNE 19, 1941 TO OCTOBER 11, 1945. SERVED OVERSEAS WITH COMPANY 'C', 423RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 106TH INFANTRY DIVISION. WAS TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR BY THE GERMANS ON DECEMBER 21, 1944, DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.