Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Champaign, Illinois
Honored By
Patricia Hendrix Chicoine
Relationship
Daughter
CAPTAIN COMMANDING E TROOP OF THE 25TH CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, 4TH ARMORED DIVISION, WHICH FOUGHT FROM UTAH BEACH IN NORMANDY TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR AND PURPLE HEART. HIS DIVISION WAS AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. RECEIVED 5 BATTLE STARS: NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND GERMANY.