Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cincinnati, Ohio
Honored By
Sandra Parkinson Wical & Susan Parkinson Hoover
Relationship
Daughters
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. SERVED WITH THE 71ST INFANTRY DIVISION, 66TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY K. UNIT PENETRATED FURTHER EAST THAN ANY OTHER U.S. COMBAT UNIT. ACCEPTED SURRENDER OF THE GERMAN ARMY GROUP SOUTH ON MAY 7, 1945, ONE DAY PRIOR TO V-E DAY AND TOTAL ROUT OF THE GERMAN SIXTH SS DIVISION NORD.