Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Flint, Michigan
Honored By
Helen Ott Heynssens
Relationship
Wife
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE OCTOBER 22, 1940 AT WAUSAU, WISCONSIN. SERVED WITH BATTERY B, 634TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 1 SILVER BATTLE STAR, 7 OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED OCTOBER 16, 1945.