Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Honored By
Shirley Andree
Relationship
Wife
SERVED IN PACIFIC THEATER IN THE PHILIPPINES AND OKINAWA. COMPANY B, 381ST INFANTRY, 96TH INFANTRY DIVISION. STAFF SERGEANT. RECEIVED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, THE PURPLE HEART, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH A BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH A BRONZE STAR, BRONZE STAR, THE PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.