Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
South Bend, Indiana
Honored By
Stephanie A. Myers
Relationship
Greatneice
INFANTRY, 1941-1945. PARTICIPATED IN THE D-DAY INVASION, LANDING ON OMAHA BEACH. LATER WOUNDED, CONTRACTED MALARIA AND SENT HOME TO RECOVER. ONCE HE RECOVERED HE WAS SENT BACK TO THE FRONT LINES. RETURNED HOME TO HIS FAMILY IN THE FALL OF 1945.