Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Osborne, Kansas
Honored By
William D. Bleam
Relationship
Cousin
ENLISTED IN U.S. MERCHANT MARINE IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AND WAS RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY MARCH 6, 1944. ON FEBRUARY 15, 1946 ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMY AT FORT LOGAN, COLORADO. AT THE TIME OF HONORABLE DISCHARGE, APRIL 4, 1947 HE WAS A MEMBER OF 152ND AIRBORNE ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTALION.