Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Roland, Iowa
DRAFTED IN JUNE 1943. SPENT 10 MONTHS TRAINING IN CALIFORNIA WITH THE 36TH SPECIAL SERVICE COMPANY. OVERSEAS TO INDIA BY WAY OF NORTH AFRICA FROM APRIL 1944 TO JUNE 1944. SPECIAL SERVICE WORK MOSTLY WITH UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS (USO) ENTERTAINERS FROM JUNE 1944 IN INDIA AND BURMA. LEFT AFTER WAR WAS OVER. DISCHARGED IN FEBRUARY 1946.