Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Passaic, New Jersey
Honored By
Jeff McCulloh
Relationship
Neighbor
Enlisted at age 17 in 1943. Served aboard the USS Biscayne at Okinawa and Iwo Jima. Helped shoot down two kamikaze planes at Iwo Jima. Awarded the Navy Combat ribbon, the Navy commendation medal, the Pacific (3 stars) and American theater ribbons, the Philippine Liberation ribbon and the WWII Victory medal. Discharged in 1947.