Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Ms. Elaine J. Eagon
Relationship
Wife
In Army Specialized Training Program until its dissolution in 1944. Assigned to the 69th Infantry Division; went overseas in 1944 to Europe and served with the 69th until the war ended. Transferred to the 29th then to 78th in Berlin. A machine gun squad leader when his company freed the allied prisoners from Colditz Castle, Germany.