Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tipton, Indiana
Honored By
Jo Anna Powell
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED OCTOBER 1940 TO OCTOBER 1945. HE WAS A SECTION LEADER. HE WAS A PLATOON SERGEANT AND A SQUAD LEADER. SUPERVISED 17 MEN IN THE SETTING UP OPERATION OF A MORTAR SECTION. REQUIRED TO USE TACTICAL OPERATION OF A MACHINE IN MORTAR SECTION, SUPERVISING 35 MEN. DROVE A 1/4 TON VEHICLE AND ALSO DIRECTED SQUADRON IN RECONNAISSANCE AND PATROL.