Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Honored By
Barbara Hebermehl Heckner
Relationship
Daughter
JOINED THE U.S. ARMY IN 1942. AFTER BASIC TRAINING IN TEXAS, HE SERVED WITH THE 86TH INFANTRY AND THE 29TH INFANTRY. SERVED IN WALES, SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND BEFORE ARRIVING ON OMAHA BEACH, FRANCE ON JUNE 16, 1944. AFTER HIS TOUR IN FRANCE, HE SERVED IN HOLLAND AND GERMANY TO 1945.