Military Honors & Valor

1st Battalion, 20th Infantry, 10th Armored Division, USAFE
Silver Star for gallantry in action at Schwerdorf, Germany where he braved intense enemy artillery and small arms fire during a patrol.

Bronze Star for heroism during an assault against a determined enemy which resulted in the recovery of eight disabled tanks.

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