Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sturgeon, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Joseph K. Oyler
Relationship
Friend
SERVED IN THE 26TH INFANTRY REGIMENT OF THE 'BIG RED' FIRST DIVISION IN NORTH AFRICA AND SICILY. PARTICIPATED IN THE D-DAY INVASION WHERE HE SAVED A FELLOW SOLDIER FROM DROWNING BEFORE THEY HIT THE BEACH AND WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED AND RECEIVED A PURPLE HEART.