Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Black Canyon City, Arizona
Honored By
George Weck
Relationship
Friend
SERVED FROM 1941 - 1945 WITH THE 1ST ARMORED DIVISION, 16TH DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND FRENCH ALGERIA AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. CAPTURED AND HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR OF THE THIRD REICH FROM 1943 - 1945 IN STALAGS 5B, 7A, 2B AND 3B. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL.