Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Newport, Ohio
Honored By
His Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART AND COMBAT MEDAL. MEMBER OF THE 36TH DIVISION, D COMPANY, 141ST INFANTRY WHICH WAS SURROUNDED BY THE GERMANS FOR 1 WEEK AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME AS THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. THEY WERE RESCUED BY THE 442ND COMPANY.