Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Worthington, Minnesota
Honored By
Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota
LIGHT MACHINE GUNNER, FLEW ON C-47 AIRCRAFT; TRAINED IN FT MCCLELLAN, ALABAMA AND CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI; SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A PARATROOPER, WOUNDED AT BASTOGNE IN BATTLE OF BULGE, PURPLE HEART.