Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wilburton, Kansas
Honored By
Wife, Sons & Daughter
TECHNICIAN 4TH GRADE. INDUCTED ON JANUARY 8, 1944. LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH ON JULY 29, 1944. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH COMPANY F, 110TH REGIMENT, 28TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN NORTHERN FRANCE, CENTRAL EUROPE AND RHINELAND (SIEGFRIED LINE). RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION (GERMANY) MEDAL AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE. UNIT AWARDED THE LUXEMBOURG CROIX DE GUERRE 1940-1945.