Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Barnhill, Ohio
Honored By
Dover High School
SERVED WITH THE 17TH TANK BATTALION. HE FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND SERVED IN NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AS PART OF HIS EFFORTS IN THE WAR, HE WAS AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN THEATRE SERVICE MEDAL, FOUR BRONZE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.