Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
South Boston, Massachusetts
Honored By
Joseph J. Grasela
SERVED AS AN ARMY CHAPLAIN IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. CAPTURED ON BATAAN 9 APRIL 1942. WAS A PRISONER OF THE JAPANESE AT THE CABANATUAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP. WAS LIBERATED BY U.S. ARMY RANGERS ON 30 JANUARY 1945 DURING THE 'GREAT RAID'.