Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS CORRY (DD-463) WHICH WAS HIT BY ARTILLERY FIRE OR STRUCK BY A MINE OFF UTAH BEACH, NORMANDY, FRANCE ON JUNE 6, 1944. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND NAVY COMBAT ACTION RIBBON.