Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Honored By
Timothé Loock
DRAFTED INTO U.S. ARMY ON FEBRUARY 1, 1943. SERVED AS PRIVATE IN K COMPANY, 101TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 26TH INFANTRY DIVISION. ON DECEMBER 31, 1945, DURING BATTLE OF THE BULGE, TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR BY GERMANS. AWARDED BY PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL.