Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Zeeland, Michigan
Honored By
Dorothy
Relationship
Wife
SERVED AS PRIVATE IN THE 480TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BATTALION. AWARDED A MEDAL FROM THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE LIBERATION OF THE NORMANDY PENINSULA. SERVED FROM 1942 TO 1946, WITH 24 MONTHS IN EUROPE.