Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Indiana
MAJOR GENERAL, DIVISION COMMANDER, 35TH DIVISION FROM JULY 1943 TO DECEMBER 1945. LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH JULY 8, 1943 AND LED THE DIVISION IN ALMOST CONSTANT COMBAT FOR 11 MONTHS AND 1,600 MILES THROUGH FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG, BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS AND GERMANY.