Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Edgerton, Indiana
Honored By
Hillsdale Co. Veterans Affairs
SERVED AS LIGHT ARTILLERY GUN CREWMAN; CANNON COMPANY, 133RD INFANTRY. FOUGHT IN TUNISIA, PO VALLEY, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO AND NORTH APENNINES. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 5 BRONZE STARS AND THE GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON. WOUNDED IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY IN ITALY.