Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bird Island, Minnesota
Honored By
American Legion Post #430
ACTIVE DUTY ON JANUARY 6, 1941 FROM OLIVIA, MINNESOTA AND WENT TO RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA FOR TRAINING. IN 1945, ARRIVED IN GERMANY AND SERVED THERE FOR 6 MONTHS. WAS IN ARDENNES AND RHINELAND CAMPAIGNS. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR AND SERVED AS A SQUAD LEADER. DISCHARGED AT FORT SNELLING, MINNESOTA ON JUNE 17, 1945. SERVED 4 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AND 22 DAYS.