Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Canon City, Colorado
Honored By
Paul V. Hall
Relationship
Brother
SERVED AS A INFANTRY RIFLEMAN IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION, D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944 GOING ASHORE ON OMAHA BEACH. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES-ALSACE (GERMANY’S LAST OFFENSIVE BATTLE), BATTLE OF THE BULGE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR WITH 2 BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS FOR COMBAT HEROISM.