Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pittston, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Jess Fink
Relationship
Son
RIFLEMAN IN THE G-158 INFANTRY. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS FROM 1943 TO 1945. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS LIBERATION. HE SAW ACTION IN THE BISMARCK-ARCHIPELAGO CAMPAIGN, NEW GUINEA AND THE BATTLE OF LUZON, WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED. HE IS THE RECIPIENT OF THREE BRONZE STARS AND A PURPLE HEART.