Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hanover, Pennsylvania
Relationship
Self
MEMBER OF THE 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION. SERVED IN THE BATTLE OF LUZON, WAS IN NEW GUINEA, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, OKINAWA AND OCCUPIED JAPAN. AWARDED: THE PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE ARROWHEAD, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PACIFIC CAMPAIGN WITH 3 BRONZE STARS AND ARROWHEAD, LIBERTY WITH 1 STAR, OVERSEAS MEDAL, COMBAT SERVICE MEDAL, WWII VICTORY, WWII OCCUPATION, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN, EFFICIENCY HONOR, GLIDER AND PARACHUTE WINGS, MACHINE GUN RIFLE AND CARBINE.