Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bradford, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
ENLISTED IN FORT NIAGARA, NEW YORK, HE WAS QUICKLY PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT MAJOR. SERVED WITH THE 265TH FIELD ARTILLERY GROUP, ATTACHED TO THE 3RD ARMY UNDER THE COMMAND OF GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, AND PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS BATTLES IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. WAS THE RECIPIENT OF FIVE CAMPAIGN MEDALS.