Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Terre Haute, Indiana
Honored By
Anne Murphy
Relationship
Daughter
U.S. ARMY 10TH DIVISION, 27TH INFANTRY, BATTERY C, NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD. SERVED FROM SEPTEMBER 16, 1942 TO NOVEMBER 18, 1945. FOUGHT AT THE BATTLE OF SAIPAN AND BATTLE AT OKINAWA. EARNED A PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR AND SHARPSHOOTER MEDAL.