Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Vancouver, Washington
Honored By
A Grateful American
DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY AS AN INFANTRY PRIVATE AND LATER COMMISSIONED AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT IN 1942. SERVED AS A CHEMICAL WARFARE OFFICER IN THE FRONT LINE NEAR STRASBURG, AUSTRIA. FOUGHT IN A SUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON THE SIEGFRIED LINE, PARTICIPATED IN THE LIBERATION OF MUNICH IN 1945, AND WAS PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN IN THE 42ND RAINBOW INFANTRY DIVISION.