Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
West Hazleton, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM AUGUST 2, 1942 UNTIL HIS DEATH ON FEBRUARY 22, 1945. SERVED WITH COMPANY 'I', 319TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 80TH INFANTRY DIVISION. DIED OF WOUNDS WHILE IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA. HAD BEEN WOUNDED ON NOVEMBER 17, 1944 AND AGAIN ON DECEMBER 2, 1944. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.