Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
South Amherst, Ohio
Honored By
Mark A. Novak
Relationship
Son
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. HEAVY MACHINE GUNNER. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART AND (3)BRONZE STARS AND OAK LEAF CLUSTER. SERVED IN 83RD INFANTRY DIVISION IN FRANCE, GERMANY AND RHINELAND. WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE BATTLE IN NORMANDY WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED IN THE BACK AND NECK BY ENEMY FIRE ON JULY 12, 1944. RECEIVED HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON DECEMBER 5, 1945.