Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Columbus, Ohio
Honored By
Leonard R. Daloia
OHIO'S 37TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 37TH CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE TROOP. SERVED FROM OCTOBER 1940 TO OCTOBER 1945. NEW ZEALAND, FIJI ISLANDS, GUADALCANAL. COMBAT IN NEW GEORGIA AND BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLAND INITIAL LANDING, BATTLE OF MANILA AND NORTHERN LUZON. TROOP AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR LONG DISTANT FOOT PATROLS IN BOUGAINVILLE. 37TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 37TH CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE TROOP.