Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Oswego, Kansas
Honored By
Joplin Lodge #501, B.P.O.E.
TECHNICAL SERGEANT. 88TH INFANTRY DIVISION, SIGNAL COMPANY. DRAFTED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL IN 1944. QUARTERMASTER TRAINING AT CAMP LEE, VIRGINIA; ENGINEER TRAINING FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA; ASSIGNED TO SIGNAL CORPS AT SEA PRIOR TO LANDING ITALY. IN THE GORICA AREA OF NORTHERN ITALY BEFORE COMING HOME.