Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Riceville, Iowa
ENLISTED IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE ON OCTOBER 22, 1942. SERVED AS MASTER SERGEANT IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE. SERVED IN THE CAMPAIGNS OF ROME-ARNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. DISCHARGED OCTOBER 13, 1945. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE RIBBON WITH SILVER BATTLE STAR, 2 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, 3 OVERSEAS BARS, SERVICE STRIPE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AIR MEDAL AND THE CROIX DE GUERRE MEDAL FROM FRANCE.