Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
St. Thomas, North Dakota
Honored By
Family
SERVED AS A STAFF SERGEANT AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN IN CAMPAIGNS AT CENTRAL EUROPE, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, AND RHINELAND. PRISONER OF WAR AT STALAG XII A IN LIMBURG. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, UNIT CITATION, AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE 1ST AWARD. SERVED FROM SEPTEMBER 17, 1942 TO OCTOBER 17, 1945.