Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honored By
Family
HE WAS INDUCTED AT FORT SNELLING, MINNESOTA IN MAY 1943. HE RECEIVED ARMY SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM AT RHODE ISLAND STATE COLLEGE, KINGSTON, RHODE ISLAND. HE SERVED WITH HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 311TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 78TH DIVISION AT CAMP PICKETT, VIRGINIA. THE DIVISION FOUGHT IN THE FOLLOWING CAMPAIGNS: HUERTGEN FOREST, REMAGEN BRIDGE AND RUHR POCKET. HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM CAMP MCCOY, WISCONSIN IN SPRING 1946.