Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Berrien Springs, Michigan
Honored By
William C. Wahl
Relationship
Nephew
SERVED AS COMBAT INFANTRYMAN (PLATOON SERGEANT) WITH THE 126TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 32ND (RED ARROW) INFANTRY DIVISION FROM APRIL 1941 TO MAY 1945. PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL MAJOR CAMPAIGNS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, INCLUDING PAPUA, NEW GUINEA, EAST INDIES, AND THE PHILIPPINES. AWARDED BRONZE STAR.