Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Harvard, Illinois
Honored By
C. McCabe
INDUCTED IN 1943, SERVED WITH THE 82ND AIRBORNE AND WAS IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. SHOT DOWN WHILE PARACHUTING INTO COMBAT. MEDALS RECEIVED WERE THE AMERICAN THEATRE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE, 2 BRONZE STARS, PURPLE HEART AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.