Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Honored By
William Fischer, Jr.
Relationship
Grateful Citizen
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON 27 AUGUST 1942. SERVED WITH BATTERY A, 110TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN (90MM) BATTALION (MOBILE), WHICH LANDED AT NORMANDY ON 7 JUNE 1944 WHILE ATTACHED TO THE 29TH INFANTRY DIVISION. LATER THE UNIT FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND IN DEFENSE OF THE REMAGEN BRIDGE, EARNING A TOTAL OF FIVE BATTLE STARS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON 14 FEBRUARY 1946.