Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
ENTERED THE SERVICE IN 1943. SERVED AS A RADIO OPERATOR IN THE ARMY SIGNAL CORPS IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. HIS UNIT WAS ON A SHIP OFF OKINAWA, AWAITING ORDERS FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN, WHEN THE BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI ENDED WWII. WAS LATER STATIONED WITH OCCUPATION FORCES IN KOREA BEFORE BEING DISCHARGED IN 1946.