Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Frank W. Greenawalt
INDUCTED INTO SERVICE ON JANUARY 7, 1943. SERVED IN COMPANY C, 817TH TANK DESTROYER BATTALION AS A SHARPSHOOTER, 50-CALIBER MACHINE GUNNER. HE FOUGHT BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS IN CENTRAL EUROPE (GO33 WD40, WD45), NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND ARDENNES. RECEIVED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FOUR BRONZE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL. DATE OF SEPARATION ON DECEMBER 27, 1945.