Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Gaston, Indiana
Honored By
Shane Fallis
Relationship
Grandson
SERVED FROM 1944 TO 1946. PRIMARILY, WITH THE 35TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN EUROPE FROM JANUARY OF 1945 UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR. HE RECEIVED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, EUROPEAN THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE STARS, AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HE WAS A COMBAT INFANTRYMAN AND MARKSMAN WITH THE LIGHT MACHINE GUN.