Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Honored By
Ronald D. Welsheimer
Relationship
Son
SERVED AS A MEDICAL TECHNICIAN GRADE 5 AT FIRST AID STATIONS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE SERVED IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE AND ARDENNES. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON W/4 BRONZE STARS, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.