Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Montello, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED WITH THE 3RD ARMY FROM 1942 TO 1945, SERVING UNDER GENERAL GEORGE PATTON IN THE NORTH AFRICAN INVASION. HE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIAN, SICILIAN, RHINELAND, GERMANY AND CENTRAL EUROPEAN CAMPAIGNS. RECIPIENT OF THE BRONZE STAR FOR HEROIC EFFORTS IN WHICH HE LED A TRUCK CONVOY OUT OF ENEMY TERRITORY AT NIGHT.