Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Ms. Nell Carroll Chapman
CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN 1941 FROM ILLINOIS NATIONAL GUARD WITH THE RANK OF 1ST SERGEANT. SENT TO CAMP FORREST, TENNESSEE WITH THE 33RD INFANTRY DIVISION. FROM THERE SENT ON CADRE TO TRAIN MEN AT FORT RILEY, KANSAS. FROM THERE SENT ON CADRE TO THE 83RD INFANTRY DIVISION AT CAMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA. WENT WITH THE 83RD TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER. RECEIVED A BATTLEFIELD COMMISSION SHORTLY BEFORE THE END OF THE WAR.