Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Johnsonville, Illinois
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
SERGEANT. SERVED WITH COMPANY D, FIRST BATTALION, 117TH INFANTRY, 30TH DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER: NORMANDY AND NORTHERN FRANCE. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON AUGUST 7, 1944. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE PURPLE HEART.