Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wayne County, Ohio
Honored By
Sam E. Pennartz
ENLISTED ON 22 APRIL 1944 AT FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON, INDIANA. AFTER PRE-DEPLOYMENT STAGING AT CAMP MYLES STANDISH, MASSACHUSETTS, DEPARTED THE BOSTON PORT OF EMBARKATION ON 20 AUGUST 1944. SERVED WITH THE 513TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT ASSIGNED TO THE 17TH AIRBORNE DIVISION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS.