Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Topeka, Kansas
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
HE WAS A SERGEANT IN BATTERY C, 462ND ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS (AAA AW) BATTALION ATTACHED TO THE 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION. FOUGHT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. HE WAS AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.