Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Honored By
Theodore W. Rabey, Jr.
Relationship
Son
SERVED IN COMPANY B OF 628TH TANK DESTROYER BATTALION WITH 5TH ARMORED DIVISION AND 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION IN EUROPE. PARTICIPATED IN BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND BATTLE OF THE HUERTGEN FOREST. RECEIVED A BRONZE STAR FOR VALOR, AMERICAN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE RIBBON WITH 5 BRONZE STARS FOR CAMPAIGNS IN NORMANDY, NORTH FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES AND CENTRAL EUROPE.