Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
Honored By
William R. Mundell
Served with C Company, 351st Infantry, 88th Division. Participated in the campaigns of Northern Apennines, Po Valley and Rome-Arno. Awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with 3 Battle Stars for wounds received in action in Italy on March 13, 1944 again on October 8, 1944. Awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star Medal for gallantry in action for outwitting a sniper. Total service time was 3 years.