Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY DURING WWII AS A SURGICAL TECHNICIAN IN THE U.S. ARMY’S 6TH INFANTRY DIVISION WHICH HELD THE RECORD FOR 215 CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN COMBAT IN THE PACIFIC. HIS UNIT RECEIVED A PRESIDENTIAL CITATION FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN DUTCH NEW GUINEA.