Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wisner, Nebraska
Honored By
Naomi Wisch
Relationship
Wife
HE WAS INDUCTED AUGUST 28,1942. HE THEN ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON SEPTEMBER 11,1942, AT FORT CROOK, NEBRASKA. HE WAS A QUALIFIED SHARPSHOOTER M-1 RIFLE. HE SERVED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER 502, TECHNICIAN 3RD GRADE, WITH HEADQUARTERS 4025TH SIGNAL SERVICE GROUP IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES, IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. HE WAS AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON.