Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: 2ND LIEUTENANT. INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY SEPTEMBER 28, 1942 AT PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. ARMY, 12TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 4TH INFANTRY ‘IVY’ DIVISION, U.S. 1ST ARMY. KILLED IN ACTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1944 DURING THE BATTLE OF THE HURTGEN FOREST. HE IS BURIED IN THE ARDENNES AMERICAN CEMETERY LOCATED AT NEUPRE (NEUVILLE-EN-CONDROZ), BELGIUM. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL POSTHUMOUSLY.