Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Archbold, Ohio
Honored By
Emerence L. Grime
Relationship
Wife
HE ENTERED ON JANUARY 7, 1942. HE SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 820TH ENGINEERS AVIATION BATTALION. HE WAS IN THE INVASION OF NORMANDY AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, WHERE HE GOT FROSTBITE. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE BATTLE STARS. SERVED IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN OCTOBER, 1945.