Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brideport, Connecticut
Honored By
Grateful Vietnam Veteran
HE WAS A GRADUATE OF WEST POINT. HE ROSE TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND WAS THE COMMANDER OF THE 168TH INFANTRY, 34TH DIVISION. HE FELL MORTALLY WOUNDED BY A SNIPER IN ALGIERS, ALGERIA.