Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oelwein, Iowa
Honored By
Alton & Louise Wheeler
Relationship
Friends
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A GLIDER MAN WITH THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND OTHER CAMPAIGNS. RECEIVED THE RIFLE MARKSMAN, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS.