Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Seneca Falls, New York
Honored By
Larry Page
HE PLAYED THE BULGE. HE STARTED WITH PATTON IN AFRICA AS A MACHINE GUNNER, THEN TO SICILY. TRANSFERRED THEN TO GENERAL MARK CLARK; UP ITALY WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED AT CASSINO AND EARNED THE PURPLE HEART AND SILVER CROSS. HIS INJURIES ENDED HIS COMBAT, BUT HIS LIKENESS TO BOB HOPE PLACED HIM WITH HOPE AND HIS UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS (USO) TOURS. DECEASED APRIL 1979.