Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lackawanna, New York
Honored By
Nephew and Family
ENTERED SERVICE IN 1941 HAVING BEEN DRAFTED IN THE 'FISH BOWL'. AFTER COMPLETING HIS TRAINING IN THE U.S., HE JOINED THE 24TH ARMORED ENGINEERS AND WAS SHIPPED FROM ENGLAND TO UTAH BEACH AT NORMANDY IN 1943. FROM NORMANDY HIS DIVISION WENT TO ST. LO AND FROM THERE TO BELGIUM WHERE HE FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. IN 1945 AND THE CONCLUSION OF WWII, HE WAS RELEASED 'ON POINTS' TO NEW JERSEY WHERE HE COMPLETED HIS SERVICE.