Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Union, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
Relationship
Veteran
SERVED IN THE 271ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, 69TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. KILLED BY A GERMAN SNIPER NEAR AACHEN, GERMANY ON APRIL 22, 1945. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.