Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Keene, Ohio
Honored By
The Chanay Family
SERVED WITH THE 45TH INFANTRY (THUNDERBIRD) DIVISION, 189TH FIELD ARTILLERY, HEADQUARTERS BATTERY IN AFRICA, ITALY, FRANCE AND GERMANY. WOUNDED IN ITALY ON MAY 13, 1944. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND 4 BATTLE STARS (NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE AND NORTHERN APENNINES).