Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Florence, Montana
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE WAS STATIONED IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND FOUGHT AGAINST THE INVASION OF CORREGIDOR. AFTER SURVIVING THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH, HE SPENT 3 1/2 YEARS AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN JAPAN. HE RETURNED TO THE U.S. IN 1945.