Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
SERVED AS A CORPORAL IN THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. WAS PART OF THE FIRST WAVE ATTACHED TO THE 325TH GLIDER UNIT. SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, ITALY, AND NORMANDY. WAS HIT BY FRIENDLY FIRE FOUR DAYS AFTER D-DAY AND SENT TO CRILE HOSPITAL IN CLEVELAND, OHIO TO RECOVER.