Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WITH BATTERY C, 244TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. HE SERVED IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES, CENTRAL EUROPE AND GO 33 AND 40WD. RECIPIENT OF THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL WITH FIVE BRONZE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.