Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Savanna, Illinois
Honored By
John M. Brockner
553RD ANTI-AIRCRAFT, BATTERY B, 2ND PLATOON, MACHINE GUNNER, PATTON'S 3RD ARMY, EUROPE. ENTERED FIGHTING AT UTAH BEACH, JUNE 1944. CONCLUDED FIGHTING AT THE RHINE RIVER IN GERMANY. EARNED THREE BATTLE STARS. RETURNED STATESIDE JANUARY 26, 1946.