Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pittston, Maine
Honored By
Linwood Moody
Relationship
Son
ENLISTED ON AUGUST 24, 1942. SERVED AS IN INFANTRYMAN WITH THE FIRST INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS DURING THE RHINELAND CAMPAIGN. HE WAS WOUNDED BY MACHINEGUN FIRE IN APRIL OF 1945. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON SEPT 30, 1945. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE, BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE CAMPAIGN STAR, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.