Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
St. Joseph, Missouri
Honored By
Kelly & Chris Adams
Relationship
Grandsons
SERVED WITH 101ST/82ND AIRBORNE. PARACHUTED BEHIND ENEMY LINES ON D-DAY, WHERE HE BECAME A PRISONER OF WAR UNDER GERMAN AUTHORITY FOR NINE MONTHS. HE WAS WOUNDED WHILE ESCAPING BUT SURVIVED WITH THE AID OF RUSSIAN ALLIES.