Michael served as a Private, 106th Field Artillery, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Erie County, New York and was a member of the New York National Guard prior to the war.
His National Guard unit was called into full time active Army service on October 15, 1940, prior to the war, from Buffalo, New York. He was noted, at that time, as being employed as a Carpenter and also as Single, without dependents.
Michael died in the "Line Of Duty" of a non-battle related incident during the war.
Service # 20216915
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
Michael was born in Bamberg, Germany and came to the US with his parents when he was 11 years old. He served three years as a national guardsman with the 106th Field Artillery before enlisting in the regular Army Sept 15, 1940. He was one of 15 soldiers who ate toadstools after mistaking them for mushrooms while on field duty. He was the only soldier to die, the others became ill but recovered.
( Burial Location & Article found by: Anne Cady )
He resided in Erie County, New York and was a member of the New York National Guard prior to the war.
His National Guard unit was called into full time active Army service on October 15, 1940, prior to the war, from Buffalo, New York. He was noted, at that time, as being employed as a Carpenter and also as Single, without dependents.
Michael died in the "Line Of Duty" of a non-battle related incident during the war.
Service # 20216915
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
Michael was born in Bamberg, Germany and came to the US with his parents when he was 11 years old. He served three years as a national guardsman with the 106th Field Artillery before enlisting in the regular Army Sept 15, 1940. He was one of 15 soldiers who ate toadstools after mistaking them for mushrooms while on field duty. He was the only soldier to die, the others became ill but recovered.
( Burial Location & Article found by: Anne Cady )
Michael served as a Private, 106th Field Artillery, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Erie County, New York and was a member of the New York National Guard prior to the war.
His National Guard unit was called into full time active Army service on October 15, 1940, prior to the war, from Buffalo, New York. He was noted, at that time, as being employed as a Carpenter and also as Single, without dependents.
Michael died in the "Line Of Duty" of a non-battle related incident during the war.
Service # 20216915
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
Michael was born in Bamberg, Germany and came to the US with his parents when he was 11 years old. He served three years as a national guardsman with the 106th Field Artillery before enlisting in the regular Army Sept 15, 1940. He was one of 15 soldiers who ate toadstools after mistaking them for mushrooms while on field duty. He was the only soldier to die, the others became ill but recovered.
( Burial Location & Article found by: Anne Cady )
He resided in Erie County, New York and was a member of the New York National Guard prior to the war.
His National Guard unit was called into full time active Army service on October 15, 1940, prior to the war, from Buffalo, New York. He was noted, at that time, as being employed as a Carpenter and also as Single, without dependents.
Michael died in the "Line Of Duty" of a non-battle related incident during the war.
Service # 20216915
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
Michael was born in Bamberg, Germany and came to the US with his parents when he was 11 years old. He served three years as a national guardsman with the 106th Field Artillery before enlisting in the regular Army Sept 15, 1940. He was one of 15 soldiers who ate toadstools after mistaking them for mushrooms while on field duty. He was the only soldier to die, the others became ill but recovered.
( Burial Location & Article found by: Anne Cady )
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