Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM SEPTEMBER 4, 1942 UNTIL NOVEMBER 25, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 449TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION (MOBILE). SAW ACTION IN THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE 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.