Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Webster, New York
Honored By
Donald W. Behnke
Leopold Troop ship sunk on December 24, 1944; English Channel approaching Cherbourg, France. Normandy, St. Nazaire and Lorient Battles, occupation duty in Germany, Rhine River, and Salzburg and Vienna, Austria occupation for six months. Was a Browning Automatic Rifleman (BAR). Received the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Bronze Star Medal.