Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ridgefield, Connecticut
Honored By
Cousin
HE SERVED IN U.S. ARMY DURING WWII IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF WAR. HE WAS WITH THE MECHANIZED INFANTRY OF THE THIRD INFANTRY DIVISION, VI CORPS, U.S. ARMY IN THE BATTLE OF THE ANZIO BEACHHEAD AS PART OF THE INITIAL ALLIED INVASION TASK FORCE OF THE FIRST PHASE IN THE LIBERATION OF ROME. HE WAS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS.