Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Honored By
Mark Zavatsky
Relationship
Nephew
SERVED 1941-1945 WITH 7TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, TROOP D, RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON. COMBAT IN THE RETAKING OF THE ISLAND OF LUZON, PHILIPPINES FROM THE JAPANESE. EARNED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. PRIOR TO OVERSEAS DUTY, HE WAS A PLATOON LEADER; TRAINED MEN FOR COMBAT IN RECONNAISSANCE OUTFIT.