Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM MAY 22, 1942 UNTIL DECEMBER 5, 1944. SERVED WITH COMPANY 'E', 339TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 85TH INFANTRY DIVISION. WAS WOUNDED ON APRIL 2, 1944 AT CASSINO, ITALY WHEN A BOMB FELL IN A LARGE HOLE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS RIGHT ARM. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.