Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Mill Shoals, Illinois
Honored By
Michael Ivan Mossburger
Relationship
Son
PRIVATE 1ST CLASS, MACHINE GUNNER. LANDED ON UTAH BEACH, FRANCE ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1944. SERVED IN COMBAT IN EUROPE FROM OCTOBER 26, 1944 TO APRIL 17, 1945. THE GERMAN BREAKTHROUGH IN THE ARDENNES CAUSED THE 9TH ARMY TO BE REASSIGNED TO MARSHAL MONTGOMERY'S 21ST ARMY UNTIL THE RHINE RIVER CROSSING IN MARCH 1945. RETURNED TO THE U.S. MARCH 16, 1946.