Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Clay Center, Kansas
Honored By
Susan Bechard
Relationship
Stepdaughter
SERVED 1943-1946 AS A MEDICAL TECHNICIAN FOURTH GRADE MEDICAL WITH THE 163RD INFANTRY, 41ST DIVISION IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE. PARTICIPATED IN THE NEW GUINEA AND SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES OPERATIONS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEAL WITH BRONZE ARROWHEAD, 4 BRONZE STARS, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, MEDIC BADGE, PURPLE HEART, PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION BADGE AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON.