He entered the service on 24 December 1941 from New York City, New York. He enlisted as a Private; he had one year of high school education, was single, without dependents and his civilian occupation was listed as: "Semiskilled meatcutters, except in slaughtering and packing houses".

He was in the 814th Medical Air Evacuation Squadron (MAES) and was identified in the 814th MAES Enlisted Personnel picture.