Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bend, Oregon
Honored By
Oddvar A. Nass
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER WITH A SPECIALTY UNIT, 99TH INFANTRY BATTALION; SEPARATE. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 5 BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE CROIX DE GUERRE FROM THE FRENCH AND BELGIUM GOVERNMENTS. AFTER THE WAR IN GERMANY ENDED, HIS UNIT WENT TO NORWAY WHERE THEY BECAME THE 474TH REGIMENT.