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