Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Galena, Illinois
Honored By
Jane, Shirley, Marcella & Ken Herman & Families
SERVED AS A SCOUT WITH COMPANY A, 397TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 100TH INFANTRY DIVISION. WOUNDED IN ACTION NEAR BERTRICHAMPS, FRANCE, NOVEMBER 12, 1944. DIED OF WOUNDS NEAR RAMBERVILLERS, FRANCE, NOVEMBER 16, 1944. AWARDED BRONZE STAR AND PURPLE HEART. BURIED IN GALENA, ILLINOIS, MAY 22, 1948.