Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Platteville, Wisconsin
SERVED IN THE ARMY FROM 1941 TO 1945 IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE AND IN AFRICA. SERVED IN THE 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION, WHERE HE RECEIVED FOUR CAMPAIGN STARS FOR CAMPAIGNS IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, ITALY AND ANZIO, ITALY, AND LATER WHEN THEY MOVED THROUGH SOUTHERN FRANCE TO GERMANY. HE ALSO RECEIVED A COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.