Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Decatur, Illinois
SERVED 3/20/41 TO 10/26/45. TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE, CORPORAL WITH COMPANY A, 85TH INFANTRY TRAINING BATTALION, CAMP ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA 1941. EUROPEAN THEATER, 274TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 70TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 5/1/44 TO 10/26/45. HIGHEST HONOR WAS SERVICE IN COMPANY I, 274TH INFANTRY; COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND BRONZE STAR MEDAL. RETIRED AFTER 38 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS SERVICE. ONE OF 4 BROTHERS SERVING IN WWII; THE YOUNGEST OF WHICH WAS KILLED IN ACTION.