Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hallam, Nebraska
ENTERED THE ARMY ON AUG. 6, 1942 SERVED AS A MEDIC IN 'C' COMPANY MEDICAL BATTALION OF THE 95TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN RHINELAND. WOUNDED IN ACTION ON DECEMBER 17, 1944 FROM FRAGMENTS OF A GERMAN 88 MM SHELL. HOSPITALIZED IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND IN 1944, AND NEW YORK AND MISSOURI IN 1945. DISCHARGED JULY 28, 1945 FROM O'REILLY GENERAL HOSPITAL IN SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI. DECORATIONS INCLUDE THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BATTLE STAR, AND THE PURPLE HEART.