Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Henry County, Ohio
Honored By
Defiance County Veterans Office
ENLISTED IN INDIANA ON APRIL 25, 1944 AND WAS DISCHARGED FROM FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY ON NOVEMBER 26, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. RECEIVED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR VALOR, ALONG WITH THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL WITH TWO BRONZE CAMPAIGN STARS.