Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
GRADUATED FROM THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT AND ENTERED SERVICE JUNE 11, 1940. SERVED WITH THE 67TH COAST ARTILLERY REGIMENT AND LATER COMMANDED THE 894TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION. AWARDED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP.