Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ottumwa, Iowa
Honored By
Mr. Karl A. Hirlinger
Enlisted March 3, 1942. U.S. Army Air Force. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on June 10, 1943. Served with the 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Division in the Philippines. Received Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star, Army Commendation Ribbon. Returned to the U.S. in spring of 1946. Transferred to Army Reserve and retired in 1968.