Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ironwood, Michigan
Honored By
Anne Forslund, Margaret Novak, Mary Oie & Marcia Jacobson
Relationship
Sisters & Niece
HE SERVED WITH COMPANY C, 543RD ENGINEER BOAT & SHORE REGIMENT ABOARD A SEAMAN LANDING CRAFT 838 FROM JULY 8, 1942 UNTIL DECEMBER 30, 1945 IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER, BISMARCK-ARCHIPELAGO, NEW GUINEA AND THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES. HE WAS AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE STAR, 3 OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS, BRONZE SERVICE ARROWHEAD AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.