Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Corydon, Indiana
Honored By
Pamela Weber
Relationship
Granddaughter
SECTION LEADER. SERVED FROM 1941-45 AS A COMBAT INFANTRYMAN AND RIFLE MARKSMAN IN THE U.S. ARMY. HE WAS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC THEATER AND SERVED IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, LUZON, AND NEW GUINEA. HE RECEIVED THE ASIA-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE STARS. ENTERED INTO SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.