Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Flambeau, Wisconsin
SERVED WITH THE 1277TH COMBAT ENGINEER BATTALION IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, THE RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM FROM GENERAL CHARLES DE GAULLE, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH FOUR BRONZE BATTLE STARS, THREE OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.