Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Reading, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED ABOARD THE LST-281, WHICH WAS AMONG THE SHIPS LANDING ON THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY ON D-DAY. HE ALSO SERVED IN INVASIONS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. HE WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR MEDAL FOR HIS PARTICIPATION ON D-DAY.