Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sandwich, Illinois
Honored By
Roberta W. Letham
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. SERVED AS FORWARD OBSERVER WITH THE 274TH ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, KNOWN AS 'LONG NECK'. TRAVELED THROUGH FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY AS A PART OF PATTON'S 3RD ARMY SPEARHEAD. WOUNDED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1944 NEAR METZ, FRANCE.