Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Holstein, Iowa
Honored By
Holstein American Legion
MASTER SERGEANT. ENTERED SERVICE MAY 26, 1942. HAD 6 WEEKS OF OVERSEAS MILITARY POLICE TRAINING AT FORT OMAHA AS TECHNICAL INSPECTOR. SAILED JANUARY 1, 1944 TO PACIFIC THEATRE OF WAR. SERVED IN OKINAWA BATTLE, RECEIVED PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. RETURNED TO THE U.S. JANUARY 5, 1946. SERVED 44 MONTHS, 15 DAYS.