Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dayton, Ohio
Honored By
Honor Flight
SERVED FROM OCTOBER 24, 1941 UNTIL OCTOBER 11, 1945. SERVED IN EUROPE AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WITH BATTERY B, 634TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION. HE WAS AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE RIBBON WITH 5 BRONZE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON, DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION, FRENCH JUBILE DELA LIBERTE (NORMANDY), ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (GERMANY) AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.