Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cayuga, Indiana
Honored By
Marianne Morgan
Relationship
Wife
ENLISTED MARCH 10, 1944. BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP BLANDING, FLORIDA. JOINED COMPANY D, 409TH REGIMENT, 103RD INFANTRY DIVISION AT CAMP HOWZE, TEXAS, AUGUST 15, 1944. SERVED AS AMMUNITION BEARER AND GUNNER IN FRANCE AND GERMANY. WOUNDED 12-21-44 IN GERMANY. EARNED PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT AND EUROPEAN THEATRE MEDALS.