Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
Barbara
Relationship
Wife
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. SERVED WITH 87TH INFANTRY, COMPANY F. INDUCTED FEBRUARY 17, 1943. DISCHARGED OCTOBER 3, 1945. WOUNDED APRIL 15, 1945 IN ITALY AND RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART. LIGHT MORTAR CREWMAN 607. SERVED IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND ROME-ARNO CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, QUALIFIED SS M1 RIFLE .30 CALIBER, SCORE 171 (MARCH 10, 1944). AWARDED ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH ONE BATTLE STAR AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH ONE BATTLE STAR.