Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Elkhart, Indiana
Honored By
Robert Armstrong
76TH INFANTRY DIVISION, EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. PATTON'S 3RD ARMY. LUXEMBOURG TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA. WITH ONE OF FIRST UNITS TO ENTER BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMP IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIBERATION. MET THE RUSSIAN ARMY AT CRIMMITSCHAU, IN JOINT OCCUPATION OF THAT CITY.