Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Palmerton, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Daughter
SERVED IN GENERAL PATTON'S THIRD ARMY AND ARRIVED AT NORMANDY EARLY ON THE MORNING OF D-DAY. WOUNDED AT HUNTING, FRANCE. SERVED IN THE BATTLES OF NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. DECORATED WITH WWII VICTORY RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE STARS.