Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Welch, West Virginia
Honored By
Mrs. Catherine Farbo
Relationship
Wife
MEMBER OF 357TH INFANTRY REGIMENT. LANDED D-DAY, NORMANDY, FRANCE ON UTAH BEACH. POW 10 MONTHS AT ST. LO, FRANCE, ESCAPED. AWARDED PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE RIBBON WITH 2 BATTLE STARS AND BRONZE STAR FOR EXEMPLARY CONDUCT IN GROUND COMBAT AGAINST THE ARMED ENEMY ON JULY 7, 1944 IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS.