Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Old Forge, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM MAY 3, 1943 UNTIL NOVEMBER 19, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 101ST AIRBORNE SIGNAL COMPANY, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. SAW ACTION IN THE NORMANDY, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND 1 BRONZE ARROWHEAD, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE AND THE BELGIAN FOURRAGERE.