Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Belmond, Iowa
Honored By
Daughter
SERVED IN PATTON'S 3RD ARMY, 89TH INFANTRY. LANDED IN LE HAVRE, FRANCE IN JANUARY 1945 AND WAS IN CENTRAL GERMANY AT WAR'S END. OPERATED CAMP LUCKY STRIKE HELPING TO SEND MEN BACK TO THE U.S. AND WAS IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA WITH OCCUPATION TROOPS. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN MAY 1946.