Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ida Grove, Iowa
Honored By
Ida Grove American Legion
ARMY. INDUCTED JUNE 19, 1942.BOARDED USS MARIPOSA APRIL 16, 1943. ARRIVED IN CASABLANCA APRIL 26, 1943. SERVED AT 66TH STATION HOSPITAL. SHIPPED FROM AFRICA, ARRIVED NAPLES, ITALY DECEMBER 21, 1943. ROME AND LEGHORN (ITALY), PO VALLEY, FLORENCE, ITALY. BACK IN U.S. AUGUST 10, 1945. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 3 BATTLE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. DISCHARGED SEPTEMBER 20, 1945.