Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
SERVED WITH REGULAR ARMY FROM FEBRUARY 3, 1941 UNTIL HIS DEATH ON FEBRUARY 19, 1943. HAD PRIOR SERVICE WITH PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD FROM NOVEMBER OF 1939 UNTIL 1941. SERVED WITH COMPANY 'B', 805TH TANK DESTROYER BATTALION. WAS KILLED IN ACTION WHILE IN TUNISIA. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.