Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Independence, Missouri
Honored By
Laura J. Coffin
Relationship
Daughter
ENTERED SERVICE AS A PRIVATE. LEFT U.S. ARMY A SECOND LIEUTENANT. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. CAPTURED IN FRANCE IN 1944. PRISONER OF WAR UNTIL END OF WAR IN 1945. AWARDED PURPLE HEART MEDAL.