Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
SERVED WITH THE 736TH TANK BATTALION, KNOWN AS 'THE KID BATTALION'. WAS ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS COMPANY AND SAW ACTION FROM NORMANDY ALL THE WAY TO 50 MILES FROM BERLIN. THE 736TH WAS ATTACHED TO THE 83RD INFANTRY DIVISION AND WAS DUBBED 'THE RED TAG CIRCUS' BY THE AMERICAN PRESS FOR ITS RECORD SETTING SPEED ACROSS EUROPE.