Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Madison, Minnesota
Honored By
Family
SET UP MAIL CENTER AND MOTOR POOL FOR GENERAL EISENHOWER'S HEADQUARTERS IN LONDON. HE AND TWO BUDDIES WERE SECRETLY FLOWN BY PIPER CUB TO FRANCE WHERE THEY HID IN AN ORCHARD AND MONITORED GERMAN TROOP MOVEMENTS AND AIR TRAFFIC TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE OF D-DAY. FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE BEGINNING PRIOR TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. AWARDED BRONZE STAR.