Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Glendale, California
Honored By
Family
DRAFTED IN 1941 AND COMMISSIONED AS 2ND LIEUTENANT. ON 4/1/42 WITH U.S. ARTILLERY. SERVED WITH 434TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BATTALION WHICH WAS LATER CONVERTED TO 473RD INFANTRY. SERVED IN ENGLAND, NORTH AFRICA AND ITALY. PARTICIPATED IN ANZIO BEACH INVASION. TRANSFERRED TO 5TH ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN ITALY AT THE BEGINNING OF 1945. SERVED OUT WWII WITH THE 5TH ARMY.