Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Plymouth, Michigan
Honored By
Stephen Armbruster
LANDED IN ITALY, BATTLE OF THE BULGE, BATTLE OF SOUTHERN FRANCE, WAS A HEAVY MACHINE GUNNER, EUROPEAN THEATER. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 5 STARS, BRONZE ARROWHEAD. INDUCTED APRIL 10, 1943. DISCHARGED DECEMBER 20, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 517TH PARACHUTE COMBAT TEAM, 456TH PARACHUTE FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION.