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Date of Birth: June 2, 1925
Hometown: Franconia Notch, New Hampshire
Marital Status: Single
Family
Notes: Second generation family in Franconia Notch. Brother serving in the Pacific. Father joined
the army during the Great Depression. Mother works in the local grocery store to help support the family.
Other notes: "My friend Ben and I were hunting. When we returned that morning December 7th, 1941 we found
out we had been attacked. I knew my mother wouldn't let me enlist so I left in the middle of the night to enlist.
Went through basic as a 16 year old."
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Post war plans: To go to college and get a good paying job, then start a family and move to the Adirondack
Mountains.
Pre-war Occupation: Work on a dairy farm outside of town
Highest grade
completed: Graduated 12th grade in June 1941
Date of enlistment: December 28, 1941
Promoted to Corporal: June 4, 1944
Awards:
- ETO Ribbon
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