Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
INDUCTED INTO SERVICE ON MARCH 13, 1943 UNTIL DECEMBER 30, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 590TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, 106TH INFANTRY DIVISION. WAS TAKEN PRISONER BY GERMAN FORCES ON DECEMBER 21, 1944 DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND WAS LIBERATED AFTER 5 MONTHS. AWARDED THE PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.