Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Honored By
712th Tank Battalion Association
SERVED AS TECHNICIAN 4TH GRADE IN B COMPANY OF THE 712TH TANK BATTALION. KILLED IN ACTION ON MARCH 21, 1945 NEAR MAINZ, GERMANY. PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES IN EUROPE, INCLUDING NORMANDY WHERE HE LANDED WITH THE 712TH TANK BATTALION AT UTAH BEACH ON JUNE 28, 1944 AS PART OF THE 1ST ARMY. IN THE CAMPAIGNS OF NORTHERN FRANCE, THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND RHINELAND WHEN THE BATTALION WAS ATTACHED TO THE 90TH INFANTRY, 3RD ARMY UNDER COMMAND OF GENERAL PATTON.