Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. ARMY DURING WWII. HE WAS INVOLVED IN THE D-DAY INVASION OF FRANCE ON JUNE 6, 1944 AND FOUGHT IN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN FRANCE AS WELL AS IN THE ARDENNES AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE WAS WOUNDED IN THE LEG BY SHRAPNEL AND RECEIVED A PURPLE HEART MEDAL.