Click here to view The Record obituary article dated
Wednesday March 20, 2013, mentioning his service in the
Pacific Theater and receiving the Purple Heart. 

The article states he was born in Hackensack and was raised in Maywood.   

Written by:
Bob Meli
August 29, 2016

Background image of U.S. ships in the Pacific Ocena obtained from:
http://ww2today.com/30-december-1944-the-pacific-war-continues-next-landing-luzon