Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
West Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Honored By
VFW Post 8253 Walter L. Hagelgans Post
Enlisted service in the U.S. Navy in 1944. Assigned to special forces and participated in the liberation of the Philippine Islands in WWII. Awards: American Theater Campaign Medal and Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and Ribbon with three stars, the WWII Victory Medal and Ribbon, the Combat Action Ribbon and the Philippine Liberation Medal.