Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED WITH THE 1ST DIVISION, 26TH INFANTRY, HE WAS SENT TO EUROPE AS A REPLACEMENT. HE WAS WOUNDED BY WOOD SHRAPNEL FROM EXPLODING TREES AS BOMBS WERE DROPPED INTO THE HUERTEN FOREST ALONG THE GERMAN-BELGIUM BORDER. RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART.