Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New Ulm, Minnesota
Honored By
Wallace Evert
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS; ASSISTANT SQUAD LEADER, 91ST INFANTRY, COMPANY K, 363RD REGIMENT. KILLED DURING THE FIGHTING ON CENSER LINE, JUST BELOW ROME, ITALY. BURIED IN AMERICAN CEMETERY NEAR FLORENCE, ITALY. SERVED AS SERGEANT AND WAS KILLED BY DIRECT HIT FROM AN ARTILLERY SHELL.