Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Waverly, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
IN 1942 HE ATTENDED THE ENGINEER OFFICER'S CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA. UPON GRADUATION HE WAS COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. SERVED IN NORTHERN EUROPE, HAVING MADE THE JUNE 6, 1944 D-DAY LANDING ON OMAHA BEACH, NORTHERN FRANCE WITH THE 336TH ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION.