Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Appleton City, Missouri
Honored By
Ruth Waite
Relationship
Wife
SERVED IN EUROPE WITH THE 106TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 592ND FIELD ARTILLERY AS A 155-MM HOWITZER GUNNER. HE WAS WOUNDED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, TWO OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH FOUR BRONZE BATTLE STARS, AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.