Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
North Bonneville, Washington
JOINED THE ARMY AT AGE 20, BECAME PART OF THE 1252ND COMBAT ENGINEERS. WITH THE BATTALION, SENT TO ENGLAND, THEN FRANCE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, 1944 AND ON THROUGH MANY OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. UNIT SERVED IN THE BATTLE OF BULGE AND AMONG THE FIRST TO ENTER BUCHENWALD. DISCHARGED FROM THE SERVICE IN EARLY 1946.