Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Willard, Ohio
Honored By
Children & Grandchildren
SERVED AS A SERGEANT WITH 80TH DIVISION, 319TH INFANTRY. MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY WAS ASSISTANT SQUAD LEADER. GO 33 AND 40 WD 45; RHINELAND, ARDENNES, CENTRAL EUROPE. RECEIVED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, 1944; BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE STARS AND PURPLE HEART WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER. WOUNDED IN FRANCE ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1944.