Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Circleville, Ohio
Honored By
Leo D. Morgan
ACTIVE DUTY FROM AUGUST OF 1944 TO OCTOBER OF 1946. BASIC TRAINING IN ABERDEEN, MARYLAND. ATTENDED NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER SCHOOL, TELEGRAPHY AND TELEPHONY AT CAMP SIBERT, ALABAMA. OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS) AT FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA. GRADUATED AUGUST 4, 1945. ASSIGNED TO THE 726TH MILITARY POLICE BATTALION IN OKINAWA. COMMANDED 3 PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS. AWARDED THE MERITORIOUS UNIT SERVICE AWARD AND THE ARMY COMMENDATION AWARD.