Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Portland, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Mr. Foster Walton
RIFLEMAN, 1ST INFANTRY, 745TH DIVISION, COMPANY C, 16TH REGIMENT. ON OMAHA BEACH, D-DAY, NORMANDY, AND NORTHERN FRANCE. WOUNDED IN ACTION IN SEPTEMBER 1944. RETURNED TO THE STATES. RECEIVED MEDICAL DISCHARGE ON JULY 20, 1945. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.