Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Huntington, Indiana
Honored By
Huntington County Veterans' Service Office
DRAFTED 5 MONTHS BEFORE GRADUATION. SERVED JANUARY 2, 1943 TO OCTOBER 20, 1945. ACHIEVED THE RANK OF PRIVATE 1ST CLASS. RIFLEMAN; PARTICIPATED IN THE SICILIAN, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. EARNED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL.