Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Manhattan, Illinois
Honored By
Francis Whitlock
Relationship
Self
SEAMAN 1ST CLASS. TRAINED WITH THE 87TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN FEBRUARY OF 1943. SENT TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA, IN FEBRUARY OF 1945 AS A MEDIC. RETURNED HOME FOR 30 DAYS IN JUNE 1945 AND THEN WENT ON TO SERVE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN. DISCHARGED IN FEBRUARY OF 1946.