Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Middlebury, Indiana
Relationship
Self
HE WAS INDUCT INTO SERVICE ON MARCH 3, 1942 AT FT. BENJAMIN HARRISON, INDIANA. HE WAS A TANK RETRIEVER SERVING IN RHINELAND, ARDENNES, CENTRAL EUROPE AND NORTHERN FRANCE. HE SERVED OVERSEAS FOR 1 YEAR, 1 MONTH AND 2 DAYS. WHILE IN SERVICE HE RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, A COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND A BRONZE STAR MEDAL. HE WAS DISCHARGED ON OCTOBER 18, 1945.