Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New London, Iowa
Honored By
Marine Veteran
DRAFTED JULY 1942. SERVED IN ARMY MEDICAL CORPS WITH HOSPITAL UNIT IN ALGERIA AND NAPLES UNTIL FEBRUARY 1943. ALSO MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF PENINSULAR BASE SECTION IN NAPLES AND LEGHORN, ITALY UNTIL RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY IN NOVEMBER 1945. SERVED IN ENLISTED RESERVE CORPS 1945-1948 AND COMMISSIONED A 2ND LIEUTENANT IN 1948.