Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Honored By
Huntington County Veterans Service Office
DRAFTED OUT OF HIS SENIOR CLASS; SERVED AS MEDICAL NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER MAY 20, 1943 TO OCTOBER 30, 1945, ACHIEVING RANK OF TECHNICIAN 5TH CLASS. PARTICIPATED IN CAMPAIGNS IN NORTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS, WESTERN PACIFIC, RYUKYUS AND NEW GUINEA. EARNED ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. PRESENTED HIS DELAYED DIPLOMA ON VETERAN'S DAY 2002 BY HUNTINGTON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL.