Enlisted in U.S. Army January 16, 1941 from Hudson County
Assigned to 168th Infantry Regiment (Iowa National Guard), 34th Infantry Division, "B" Company. "Red Bull Division" at Camp Claiborne, LA in Spring 1941
Rose to rank of Second Lieutenant. Killed near Majola Hill during the Battle of Montecassino when a German tank fired into the mess tent where he was eating. Posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
Involved in the following campaigns:
Algeria-French Morocco (November 8-11, 1942)
Amphibious assault
Tunisia (November 17, 1942-May 13, 1943)
Sened Station
Battle of Kasserine Pass
Battle of Fondouk Gap
Battle of Hill 609
Naples-Foggia (September 9, 1943-January 21, 1944)
Captured Alvignano
Captured Dragoni
Captured Capriatial Volturno
Battle of Mt. Pantano
Rome-Arno (January 22-September 9, 1944)
Captured Hill 425
Captured Cervaro
Attacked Hill 213
Counter-attacked by German Forces
Enlisted in U.S. Army January 16, 1941 from Hudson County
Assigned to 168th Infantry Regiment (Iowa National Guard), 34th Infantry Division, "B" Company. "Red Bull Division" at Camp Claiborne, LA in Spring 1941
Rose to rank of Second Lieutenant. Killed near Majola Hill during the Battle of Montecassino when a German tank fired into the mess tent where he was eating. Posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
Involved in the following campaigns:
Algeria-French Morocco (November 8-11, 1942)
Amphibious assault
Tunisia (November 17, 1942-May 13, 1943)
Sened Station
Battle of Kasserine Pass
Battle of Fondouk Gap
Battle of Hill 609
Naples-Foggia (September 9, 1943-January 21, 1944)
Captured Alvignano
Captured Dragoni
Captured Capriatial Volturno
Battle of Mt. Pantano
Rome-Arno (January 22-September 9, 1944)
Captured Hill 425
Captured Cervaro
Attacked Hill 213
Counter-attacked by German Forces
Inscription
2 LT 168 INF 34 DIV
NEW JERSEY