Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hanover Township, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM JANUARY 10, 1938 UNTIL HIS DEATH ON APRIL 21, 1945. SERVED OVERSEAS WITH THE 503RD PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON NEGROS ISLAND IN THE PHILIPPINES. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.