Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Elyria, Ohio
Honored By
David Mowry
Relationship
Son
INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY IN JANUARY 1943. AFTER TWO MONTHS OF BASIC TRAINING HE WAS SELECTED FOR THE ARMY SPECIAL TRAINING PROGRAM AND ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, MOSCOW, FOR NINE MONTHS TO STUDY ENGINEERING. HE WAS THEN ATTACHED TO THE 355TH INFANTRY REGIMENT OF THE 89TH INFANTRY DIVISION AND TRAINED IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT IN ANTI-AIRCRAFT AND RADAR. HE WAS SENT TO EUROPE IN JANUARY 1945 AND SERVED ON A HEAVY(81MM)MORTAR CREW AND WAS ACTIVE IN THE RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. HE WAS IN THEATER 14 MONTHS AND EARNED THE AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. SEPARATED FROM THE ARMY MARCH 1946.