Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Danville, Illinois
Honored By
Kevin W. Koerner
Relationship
Grandson
SERVED IN COASTAL ARTILLERY ATTACHED TO 101ST INFANTRY IN ICELAND. BECAME MESS SERGEANT IN ENGLAND. PROMOTED FROM PRIVATE FIRST CLASS TO STAFF SERGEANT N ONE PROMOTION. WOUNDED AT BATTLE OF THE BULGE. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART.