Served as a Sergeant with the US Army's 42nd Infantry Division, 165th
Infantry Regiment when he was killed in action. Buried at
Fère-en-Tardenois American cemetery, in France.
He was nominated for the 2013 New Jersey Hall of Fame for historical contributions. He was awarded posthumously the French Croix De Guerre Medal and the Purple Heart Medal.
He was nominated for the 2016 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Arts and Letters category.
He was nominated for the 2017 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Arts & Letters category.
He was nominated for the 2018 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Arts and Letters category.
He was inducted into the 2019-2020 Class of the New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Arts and Letters category.