Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pontiac, Michigan
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
SERGEANT, SERVED WITH COMPANY C, FIRST BATTALION, 117TH INFANTRY, 30TH DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER: NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES AND CENTRAL EUROPE. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON OCTOBER 8, 1944 AND ON JANUARY 23, 1945. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE PURPLE HEART WITH AN OAK LEAF CLUSTER.