Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Muir, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM MARCH 24, 1943 UNTIL NOVEMBER 8, 1945. WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION WHILE IN ITALY ON NOVEMBER 6, 1943 AND AGAIN IN FRANCE IN 1944. SERVED WITH THE 179TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 45TH INFANTRY DIVISION. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.