Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dunmore, Pennsylvania
Honored By
William Fischer, Jr.
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON 29 OCTOBER 1943 AT WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA. FOREIGN SERVICE FROM 6 APRIL 1944 TO 15 DECEMBER 1944 WITH COMPANY E, 47TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION, IN FRANCE. SUFFERED SERIOUS SHRAPNEL WOUNDS IN JULY 1944. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON 2 APRIL 1945 AT BRENTWOOD, NEW YORK. RECIPIENT OF THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL AND PURPLE HEART.