Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ellicott City, Maryland
Honored By
LTC William A. Doyle, Jr., USA (Ret.)
INFANTRYMAN IN HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 254TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 63RD INFANTRY DIVISION. HE RECEIVED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE FOR ACTION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. THE ARMY TWICE DECORATED HIM WITH THE BRONZE STAR, ONE FOR VALOR IN ACTION AGAINST A GERMAN MACHINE GUN POSITION NEAR BELSENBERG, GERMANY ON APRIL 10, 1945. ENTERED SERVICE FROM ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND.