Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Monticello, Wisconsin
LIEUTENANT. ORIGINALLY A MEMBER OF MONROE'S COMPANY K, BUT DURING THE WAR HE BELONGED TO COMPANY I, 163RD INFANTRY, 41ST DIVISION AND SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED DURING THE NEW GUINEA CAMPAIGN AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION APRIL 12, 1945 ON THE PHILIPPINE ISLAND OF JOLO.