Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ventura, California
Honored By
Andrew G. Anguiano
Relationship
Self
SERVED WITH 45TH INFANTRY DIVISION, COMPANY A, 179TH INFANTRY REGIMENT. D-DAY INVASION OF SICILY, JULY 1943. INVASION OF ITALY, SEPTEMBER 1943 AND ANZIO BEACHHEAD, JANUARY 1944. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE STARS.