Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM JUNE 13, 1944 UNTIL 1946. SERVED WITH COMPANY 'L', 85TH MOUNTAIN INFANTRY REGIMENT, 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION. SERVED OVERSEAS IN ITALY. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE MARKSMANSHIP BADGE WITH RIFLE BAR.