Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Vinton, Iowa
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. SERVED WITH COMPANY B, 117TH INFANTRY, 30TH DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER: NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON JULY 30, 1944. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE PURPLE HEART.