Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Larksville, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM APRIL 26, 1939 UNTIL JULY 2, 1945. SERVED AS A MEDIC WITH THE 16TH REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION. SAW ACTION IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, NORMANDY AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR MEDAL AND THE PURPLE HEART FOR ACTIONS ON OMAHA BEACH ON JUNE 6, 1944. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.