Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Yonkers, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED ABOARD THE USS TUSCALOOSA AS A DECK GUTTER, OPERATING IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC, PARTICIPATING IN MANY CONFLICTS INCLUDING D-DAY. RECIPIENT OF FOUR BRONZE BATTLE STARS, COMBAT ACTION RIBBON, RUSSIAN GREAT PATRIOTIC MEDAL, NORMANDY JUBILEE MEDAL OF LIBERTY, PURPLE HEART AND THE 'CHEVALIER' OF THE FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR.