Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Montoursville, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A MEMBER OF A RIFLE COMPANY. HE WAS WOUNDED TWICE, ONCE ON THE ANZIO BEACHHEAD IN ITALY, AND AGAIN WHEN HIS ASSAULT BOAT WAS SUNK CROSSING THE RHINE RIVER DURING THE INVASION OF GERMANY. AT THE END OF THE WAR HE WAS STATIONED IN DACHAU, JUST AFTER THE LIBERATION OF THE CONCENTRATION CAMP.