Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Rockford, Illinois
Honored By
Anna Paluzzi, Antoinette Roos & Mary Ann Padowan
Relationship
Wife & Daughters
IN 1945, HE FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE WAS WOUNDED IN THE BATTLE WHEN HIS FOX HOLE WAS SHELLED. HE ALSO SUFFERED FROM FROZEN FEET BECAUSE OF LACK OF MILITARY ISSUE. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND 2 BRONZE STARS. HE RETURNED HOME IN JANUARY 1946.