Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Amherst, Ohio
Honored By
Gary L. Pete
Relationship
Son
Rifleman; was a platoon guide in a rifle platoon in charge of 30 men manning M-1 rifles. Served for 16 months in Italy, France, and Germany. Captured January 20, 1945 by Germans near Bitche, France and held prisoner-of-war near Bremen, Germany until liberated by British April 28, 1945.