Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dayton, Ohio
Honored By
Honor Flight
SERGEANT. SERVED FROM MARCH 1943 UNTIL DECEMBER 1945. ASSIGNED TO DUTY IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC WITH THE 129TH REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM, 37TH DIVISION. RECEIVED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, SILVER STAR MEDAL, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, MERITORIOUS UNIT BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, 1 BRONZE ARROWHEAD, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.