Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Delta, Colorado
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: SERGEANT. ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY IN MARCH 1942; TRAINED AT CAMP BARKELEY, TEXAS, CAMP GRANITE, CALIFORNIA AND FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY. DEPLOYED TO ENGLAND IN MARCH 1944 FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN PREPARATION FOR THE INVASION OF GERMANY’S FORTRESS EUROPE. CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES: NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE AND THE RHINELAND (GERMANY). KILLED IN ACTION NOVEMBER 25, 1944. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL.