Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Kimball, South Dakota
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED WITH THE 1ST CAVALRY HEADQUARTERS DIVISION FROM 1942 - 1945. AFTER SPENDING TIME ON MANEUVERS AND ATTENDING CAVALRY SCHOOL AT FORT RILEY, KANSAS, HE SERVED OVERSEAS FOR 2 1/2 YEARS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. RECEIVED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. DISCHARGED AS A TECHNICAL SERGEANT.