Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Plymouth, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM DECEMBER 22, 1942 UNTIL NOVEMBER 19, 1945. SERVED IN NORMANDY, HOLLAND AND BASTOGNE, BELGIUM. SERVED WITH BATTERY 'A', 321ST GLIDER FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE ARROWHEADS AND 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP, THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE, NETHERLANDS ORANGE LANYARD AND THE BELGIAN FOURRAGERE.