Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Beresford, South Dakota
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
STAFF SERGEANT. SERVED WITH COMPANY B, 117TH INFANTRY, 30TH DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER IN NORMANDY AND NORTHERN FRANCE. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON AUGUST 7, 1944. KILLED IN ACTION ON AUGUST 10, 1944. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE PURPLE HEART WITH AN OAK LEAF CLUSTER.