Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Rock Springs, Wyoming
Honored By
Harry Chipp
1ST ARMY, 3RD ARMORED DIVISION, MAINTENANCE COMPANY, 32ND ARMORED REGIMENT. ENDURED 231 DAYS OF COMBAT WHEN MORE THAN 7,500 PRISONERS DESTROYED MORE THAN 6,700 ENEMY COMBAT VEHICLES, INCLUDING 1,800 TOMBS. FIRST AMERICANS TO ENTER BELGIUM, FIRST TO FIRE ARTILLERY ON GERMAN, FIRST TO CAPTURE GERMAN TOWN, FIRST TO BREAK THROUGH SIEGFRIED LINE, FIRST TO ENTER COLOGNE. EARNED FIVE BATTLE STARS.