Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Clermont, Ohio
Honored By
Family
SERVED WITH 35TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 137TH REGIMENT, COMPANY K IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. EARNED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE (RIFLE 55), EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL. INDUCTED ON AUGUST 11, 1944 TO JUNE 28, 1946. WAS POSTAL CLERK. FOUGHT IN RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR MEDAL DECEMBER 2008.