Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Manlius, Illinois
Honored By
Jill A. Schisler
Relationship
Daughter
PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS, MOSTLY JAPAN. HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST FIVE SOLDIERS TO GO INTO HIROSHIMA AFTER THE BOMB. HE WENT IN AND RELEASED U.S. SOLDIERS FROM THE JAPANESE PRISON CAMPS.