Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Amsterdam, New York
Honored By
Michael Lynett
Employed at the U.S. Army Depot in south Schenectady before induction into the military service on February 10, 1943 at Camp Upton, Long Island. Served with the 9th Air Force Troop Carrier Command in Europe for 27 months and was discharged on Christmas Day, 1945 as a Private First Class. His unit participated in paratrooper and glider drops in Normandy, Holland, the Battle of the Bulge, and crossing of the Rhine.