Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hixton, Wisconsin
Honored By
Lisa Smithey
ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY IN 1938, SERVING FOR MORE THAN 23 YEARS AND REACHING THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL. DURING HIS YEARS OF SERVICE, HE WAS PROMOTED TO BASE COMMANDER. HE SERVED IN LEBANON, INDIANA, FORT BENNING, GEORGIA, FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA, DANVILLE, ILLINOIS AND FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI, AS WELL AS JAPAN AND GERMANY.