Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM OCTOBER 16, 1941 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 25, 1945. SERVED WITH COMPANY 'A', 4TH ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION, 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION. SAW ACTION AT NORMANDY AND IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AWARDED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.