Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dyersville, Iowa
SERVED IN THE ARMY FROM SEPTEMBER 1943 TO JANUARY 1946. SERVED IN NEW GUINEA AND THE PHILIPPINES AS A MACHINE GUNNER WITH THE 210TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTALION. HE RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE STARS AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS.