Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pine Grove, Pennsylvania
INDUCTED INTO SERVICE ON AUGUST 19, 1942. SERVED WITH COMPANY 'F', 506TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.