Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ida Grove, Iowa
Honored By
Ida Grove American Legion
INTO FEDERAL SERVICE ON FEBRUARY 10, 1941; SHIPPED TO CAMP CLAIBORNE FOR TRAINING. OVERSEAS IN IRELAND, ENGLAND, EUROPE, NORTH AFRICA AND NORTHERN APENNINES, TUNISIAN, ROME-ARNO, ITALIAN CAMPAIGN. RECEIVED THE 4 BRONZE STARS IN 1943 FOR TUNISIA, NORTHERN APENNINES, ROME-ARNO AND ITALIAN CAMPAIGN. DISCHARGED ON MAY 30, 1945.