Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
LCDR Allen J. P. Gehrig, USN (Ret)
Relationship
Son
WAS INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS CRITICAL GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ON THE HOME FRONT DURING THE WAR. CLASSIFIED AS 4F BECAUSE OF A BROKEN BACK AND DAMAGE TO HIS SPINAL COLUMN, HE REFUSED TO ALLOW THESE PHYSICAL PROBLEMS DETER HIS BURNING DESIRE TO SERVE THE WAR EFFORT AT HOME AND DO HIS DUTY FOR THE COUNTRY HE LOVED.