Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Germantown, Ohio
Honored By
James W. Ashmore
DRAFTED 1944, WENT TO FORT BENNING. JOINED THE 13TH ARMY DIVISION FOR BASIC TRAINING. HE WAS IN THE 496TH FIELD ARTILLERY, BATTERY B. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER; IN FRANCE AND GERMANY. HE ALSO SERVED IN THE U.S. IN THE 20TH ARMY DIVISION. RECEIVED 2 BATTLE STARS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. DISCHARGED FEBRUARY 1946.