Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM NOVEMBER 27, 1942 UNTIL OCTOBER 24, 1945. SERVED WITH COMPANY 'M', 39TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION. SAW ACTION IN THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES-ALSACE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION ON JULY 24, 1944 WHILE IN FRANCE. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP.