Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Honored By
Willah & Family
Relationship
Wife & Children
MEDIC FOR 60TH ENGINEER COMBAT BATTALION IN 35TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE LANDED IN NORMANDY JUST ONE MONTH AFTER D-DAY AND FOUGHT IN SOME OF THE MOST INTENSE BATTLES OF WWII, INCLUDING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE WAS AMONG THE FIRST TO SEE AND REPORT ON GARDELEGEN, GERMANY AFTER 750 CIVILIANS WERE MASSACRED IN A BURNING BARN. AWARDED BRONZE STAR WITH FIVE BATTLE STARS AND A BELATED COMBAT MEDICAL BADGE.