Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Parma, Idaho
Honored By
Samuel W. Pollard
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER IN CASABLANCA, ANZIO, SICILY, ROME AND SOUTHERN FRANCE. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, BRONZE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ARMY OCCUPATION MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, SHARPSHOOTER MEDAL. FRONT LINE SOLDIER, MADE 7 AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS; IN CASABLANCA, SICILY AT SALERNO; ANZIO, ROME AND NAPLES AND SOUTHERN FRANCE IN NORMANDY ON D-DAY. SERVED FROM SEPTEMBER 1940, DISCHARGED JULY 1945 AT FORT DOUGLAS, UTAH. SPENT 6 MONTHS AT DUGWAY PROVING GROUNDS IN UTAH AFTER RETURNING TO THE U.S.