Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
West Haven, Connecticut
Honored By
Ms. Susan Breen
Relationship
Daughter
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY,179TH INFANTRY, 45TH DIVISION; PARTICIPATED IN THE AMPHIBIOUS LANDING IN ALGERIA, INVASIONS OF SICILY AND SALERNO, ITALY WHERE HE WAS CAPTURED BY THE GERMAN ARMY AND HELD CAPTIVE IN STALAG II-B NEAR HAMMERSTEIN FOR 19 MONTHS.