Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lake County, Indiana
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
HE SERVED IN BATTERY B, 285TH FIELD ARTILLERY OBSERVATION BATTALION. ON DECEMBER 17, 1944, DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, HE AND 81 OTHER SOLDIERS WERE SHOT TO DEATH BY GERMAN TROOPS IN A FIELD AT THE BAUGNEZ CROSSROADS OUTSIDE OF MALMEDY, BELGIUM. THIS ATROCITY IS KNOWN AS THE MALMEDY MASSACRE.