Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Queens, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
He served as a Captain in WWII with the 100th Infantry Division (Century Division), 398th Infantry Regiment, Second Battalion, Company E, in the European Theater of Operations. Wounded in Action, he was awarded the Purple Heart. He was awarded the Silver Star Medal Medal for Gallantry in action near Bitche, France.