Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Joliet, Illinois
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, WHERE HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY'S RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS. GRADUATED IN 1943. CALLED UP FOR ACTIVE ARMY DUTY AND HE WENT TO THE JUNGLES OF THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE DURING WWII.