Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Beverly, Massachusetts
Honored By
Paul Adamic
Relationship
Friend
MEMBER OF COMPANY B, 502ND PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. COMBAT JUMP ON D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944 JUMPING NEAR STE. MERE EGLISE. SECOND COMBAT JUMP OPERATION MARKET GARDEN, SEPTEMBER 17, 1944. WOUNDED IN ACTION, SEPTEMBER 23, 1944. ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE DEFENSE OF BASTOGNE AND WAS WOUNDED A SECOND TIME, JANUARY 13, 1945. HE RETURNED TO THE OUTFIT BEFORE THE WARS END IN AUSTRIA.