Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
English, Indiana
Honored By
Barnett Family
ENTERED SERVICE IN JANUARY 1945 AT INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. TRAINED AT CAMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA; FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS; FORT MEADE, MARYLAND; CAMP STONEMAN, CALIFORNIA. SERVED WITH THE 77TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 306TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1ST BATTALION COMPANY B IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AWARDS ARE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL,WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (JAPAN), MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION. DISCHARGED OCTOBER 1946 AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS.