Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Swoyersville, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM NOVEMBER 19, 1942 UNTIL OCTOBER 30, 1945. SERVED WITH HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 712TH TANK BATTALION ATTACHED TO THE 90TH INFANTRY DIVISION. SAW ACTION IN THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP.