Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sacred Heart, Minnesota
Honored By
Family
SERVED FROM AUGUST 1944 TO JULY 1946 IN COMPANY B, 1ST TANK BATTALION (HELL ON WHEELS BATTALION). WOUNDED, CAPTURED AND HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS.