Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wessington, South Dakota
Honored By
Bonnie Gleason
Relationship
Daughter
COMMUNICATIONS MAN, A 'LINE MAN' WHO KEPT THE PHONE LINES IN WORKING ORDER, RANK, TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE. SERVED IN FRANCE, BELGIUM, THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE BECAME A GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR ON DECEMBER 16, 1944, STALAG 9B AND 9A.