Served as a "U.S. Army officer in battles in Europe in World War II; he was in the 95th Infantry Division, part of General George Patton’s Third Army and reached the rank of captain."
Source: Obituary
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US Army 95th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve patch with a 9 on a Roman
numeral V
Shoulder sleeve insignia of
the United States Army 95th Infantry Division, nicknamed the Victory Division,
derived from the red, white, and blue badge with the Arabic numeral 9 and Roman
numeral V for 5. The 95th landed in France on September 15, 1944, and by
October had reached the Roselle River. On November 14th, the division joined
the offensive drive on the city of Metz, which was secured on November 22nd,
earning them the nickname Iron Men of Metz and the Bravest of the Brave. In
April, the 95th liberated the German labor education camp in Perl and on April
7, 1945, discovered a prisoner of war camp with over 5000 French soldiers to
whom they provided much needed food rations. The unit ended combat operations
in Leipzig on VE Day, May 8th, and remained on occupational duty until
returning to the US on July 29th to train for war in the Pacific. The division
was demobilized soon after the war ended in Japan on August 15 and was
inactivated on October 15, 1945.
Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
