Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Blackstone, Massachusetts
Honored By
Children
SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY ATTAINING THE RANK OF SERGEANT WITH THE 820TH MILITARY POLICE COMPANY. DURING HIS SERVICE IN GERMANY IN 1945, HE WITNESSED THE EVACUATION OF DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP AND SERVED AT THE SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT AT THE POTSDAM CONFERENCE. HE RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL OF GERMANY.