Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cohoes, New York
Honored By
Michael Lynett
SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM 1943 TO 1945 IN THE COMBAT INFANTRY. HE WAS INVOLVED IN THE BATTLE OF ANZIO BEACH IN ITALY AND FOUGHT AT THE RAPIDO RIVER CROSSING AND ACHIEVING THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT. HE WAS ONE OF SIX BROTHERS ALL OF WHOM SERVED IN WWII AT THE SAME TIME AND ALL RETURNED HOME ALIVE.