Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
South Bend, Indiana
Honored By
Renee R. Schultz
Relationship
Niece
MEMBER OF THE 1255TH COMBAT ENGINEERS. JOINED GENERAL PATTON'S 3RD ARMY TO FIGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. FOUGHT AND TOOK LUXEMBOURG, THE LAST GERMAN-HELD CITY. IN SPRING 1945, TOURED BUCHENWALD WITH 6 FORMER PRISONERS. IN MARCH 1946, RETURNED TO THE U.S. ABOARD A LIBERTY SHIP AT THE AGE OF 20.