Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Des Moines, Iowa
Honored By
Marine Veteran
SERVED AS AN INTELLIGENCE STAFF OFFICER WITH FIRST ARMY. LANDED AT D-DAY PLUS 5 AND SERVED THROUGHOUT THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. WAS WITH FIRST TROOPS TO ENTER PARIS AND DACHAU, WITH TROOPS THAT MET THE RUSSIANS AT THE ELBE RIVER.