Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Newberry, Indiana
Honored By
Wilbur L. Ault
TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE. INDUCTED FEBRUARY 9, 1942 - BASIC TRAINING FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY. ASSIGNED TO 22ND ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION OF THE FOURTH ARMORED DIVISION, PINE CAMP, NEW YORK. TENNESSEE MANEUVERS NEAR MANCHESTER, TENNESSEE. DESERT MANEUVERS NEAR NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA. EUROPEAN RIBBON WITH 5 BATTLE STARS. NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE AND ARDENNES. PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND BRONZE STAR MEDAL. DISCHARGED SEPTEMBER 26, 1945.