Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
York, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM JUNE 29, 1942 UNTIL OCTOBER 8, 1945. SERVED WITH BATTERY 'E', 67TH COAST ARTILLERY REGIMENT AND LATER WITH BATTERY 'A', 894TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION. WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION NEAR ACQUAFONDATA, ITALY ON JANUARY 25, 1944. SERVED OVERSEAS IN NORTH AFRICA, ITALY, FRANCE AND GERMANY. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP.