Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oneida, Illinois
Honored By
Mary Lou Anderson
Relationship
Wife
INDUCTED INTO U.S. ARMY INFANTRY MARCH 8, 1943. AFTER INITIAL TRAINING WAS ASSIGNED DUTIES AS CAMOUFLAGE TECHNICIAN, INFANTRYMAN AND COMPANY CLERK. SERVED ONE YEAR IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ATTAINED THE RANK OF SERGEANT. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED MARCH 31, 1946.