En août 1942, il s'engage dans l'armée américaine.

Le 6 juin 1944, il arrive à Omaha Beach en Normandie, en France, dans le cadre de la force d'invasion du jour J pour libérer l'Europe.

Il débarqua de son navire, le jour de son 22e anniversaire, le 8 juin 1944.

Pendant ce temps, il a servi comme ingénieur dans la 786th Engineer Petroleum Distribution Company.

Ils étaient responsables de la mise en place de parcs de stockage de pétrole et de pipelines pour soutenir les forces d'invasion en France, en Belgique et en Allemagne.

Il a été libéré de l'armée en novembre 1945 et est rentré chez lui à Biddeford.

In August of 1942, he enlisted in the US Army.

On June 6, 1944, he arrived at Omaha Beach Normandy, France, as a part of the D-Day invasion force to liberate Europe.

He disembarked his ship, on his 22nd birthday, June 8, 1944.

During this time, he served as an Engineer in the 786th Engineer Petroleum Distribution Company.

They were responsible for setting up petroleum tank farms and pipelines to support the invasion forces in France, Belgium and Germany.

He was discharged from the Army in November of 1945, and returned home to Biddeford.

n August of 1942, he enlisted in the US Army.

On June 6, 1944, he arrived at Omaha Beach Normandy, France, as a part of the D-Day invasion force to liberate Europe.

He disembarked his ship, on his 22nd birthday, June 8, 1944.

During this time, he served as an Engineer in the 786th Engineer Petroleum Distribution Company.

They were responsible for setting up petroleum tank farms and pipelines to support the invasion forces in France, Belgium and Germany.

He was discharged from the Army in November of 1945, and returned home to Biddeford.