Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lamont, Oklahoma
Honored By
Elenka Niehaus, Ingrid, Kristin, Dana & Families
Technician 4th Grade. Served with Company B, 712th Battalion. Participated in 5 major campaigns in the European Theatre of Operations; Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. Landed on Utah Beach on June 28, 1944 as part of the 1st Army under General Omar Bradley and attached to the 90th infantry 3rd Army under General Patton through France, Germany and Czechoslovakia.