Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Des Moines, Iowa
Honored By
Wendell Ryder
Relationship
Friend
COMBAT IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, KISKA INVASION. COMBAT IN THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN WITH 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION. AWARDED BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, RIFLE SHARPSHOOTER MEDAL.