Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Clearfield, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Gail Mitchell Black, Sherry Mitchell Stanton and Their Families
SERVED FROM 1943 TO 1945, AS A MECHANIC FOR COMPANY B, 813TH TANK DESTROYER BATTALION, 79TH DIVISION. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE CAMPAIGNS OF NAPLES-FOGGIA, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE STARS AND OTHER DECORATIONS.