Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lafayette, Indiana
Honored By
Kathryn L. Daugherty
Relationship
Wife
SERVED 1941-1946. ATTENDED SPECIAL MOTOR'S TRAINING SCHOOL IN FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA AND SPECIAL TRAINING SCHOOL UNDER GENERAL WALTER KRUEGER AT CAMP BULLIS, TEXAS. SPENT 4-1/2 YEARS WITH 38TH DIVISION, 163RD FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION; 2-1/2 YEARS OF THAT TIME AT FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA REPLACEMENT TRAINING CENTER. ATTAINED THE RANK OF MAJOR. BECAUSE OF ONE BAD EYE HE WAS NOT ABLE TO GO OVERSEAS WITH HIS UNIT.