Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
SERVED FROM 1943 TO 1945 WITH BATTERY D, 159TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUNNERY BATTALION IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE AND THE RHINELAND. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, 3 OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.