Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Watervliet, Michigan
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. SERVED WITH COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 117TH INFANTRY, 30TH DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER IN NORMANDY, RHINELAND AND ARDENNES. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON JULY 9, 1944. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE PURPLE HEART.