Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Appleton City, Missouri
Honored By
Don W. Williams
SERVED WITH THE 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION (RAINBOW), 232ND INFANTRY REGIMENT IN FRANCE, GERMANY AND AUSTRIA AS A RADIO AND CODE MESSAGE OPERATOR. AWARDED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, BRONZE STAR, 2 OVERSEAS BARS, WWII VICTORY RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON WITH 2 BATTLE STARS (ALSACE AND GERMANY), COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.