Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Old Forge, Pennsylvania
Honored By
William Fischer, Jr.
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON 9 NOVEMBER 1942 AT WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA. FOREIGN SERVICE FROM 30 MARCH 1943 TO 8 DECEMBER 1945 WITH THE 800TH PORT COMPANY, 517TH PORT BATTALION, SUPPORTING THE D-DAY INVASION AT OMAHA BEACH, THEN AT ANTWERP, BELGIUM, BEGINNING NOVEMBER 1944. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON 13 DECEMBER 1945 AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY.