Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Luzerne, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM APRIL 30, 1941 UNTIL OCTOBER 29, 1945. SERVED WITH COMPANY 'D', 398TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 100TH INFANTRY DIVISION. WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION WHILE IN GERMANY. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP.