Hometown
Kaukauna, Wisconsin
Honored By
Herbert Wittmann
SERVED FROM OCTOBER 22, 1942 TO OCTOBER 22, 1945; HONORABLE DISCHARGE. PARATROOPER, INFANTRY; WOUNDED BY SHELL ON JANUARY 30, 1945 (FINAL DAYS OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE). RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, BRONZE SERVICE ARROWHEAD, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, 2 OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS. SERVED AT ROME-ARNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES AND CENTRAL EUROPE.