Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Akron, Ohio
Honored By
Kathy Wyler Wood
Relationship
Daughter
ENLISTED IN 1943 WITH THE 94TH FIELD HOSPITAL IN SAIPAN, MARIANA ISLANDS, UNTIL COMING BACK TO THE STATES UPON AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER. WOULD LATER JOIN THE 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION IN JAPAN UNTIL AN INJURY DURING A JUMP. THEN ASSIGNED TO THE 1ST CALVARY AS A MOTOR SERGEANT WORKING WITH THE YAMANASHI MILITARY GOVERNMENT TEAM. SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM 1943 UNTIL DECEMBER 1948.