Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Newark, Ohio
Honored By
Rebecca Bessell
Relationship
Daughter
DRAFTED AT THE AGE OF 20 AND ASSIGNED TO COMPANY A, 44TH DIVISION, 71ST INFANTRY REGIMENT. SERVED IN FRANCE, GERMANY AND AUSTRIA. AS A WEAPONS PLATOON LEADER, HE FOUGHT AND WAS WOUNDED IN WHAT IS KNOWN AS HITLER'S LAST OFFENSIVE MOVE OF WWII, OPERATION NORDWIND, JANUARY 1, 1945. DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF TECHNICAL SERGEANT.