He registered for the WW II draft on 30 June 1942; he was listed as living in Saginaw, Michigan and he was listed as unemployed. He was 5' 11 1/2" tall; weighed 160 pounds; had brown hair, blue eyes and a 'light' complexion.

He entered the service on 20 October 1942 from Saginaw, Michigan. He enlisted as a Private; he had one year of college education, was single, without dependents and his civilian occupation was listed as: "Undefined code".

We have him listed on the 437th TCG Special Orders #195, dated 27 December 1943. These were the orders generated at Pope Field (Fort Bragg, NC) for the first phase of movement by air and by rail of the 437th personnel to their eventual overseas deployment. Tony was a member of the 437th TCG Association and was listed on their rosters from 1984 until 1994.