Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM SEPTEMBER 4, 1942 UNTIL OCTOBER 5, 1945. SERVED WITH HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 117TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 30TH INFANTRY DIVISION. SAW ACTION IN THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.