Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Columbus, Ohio
Honored By
Honor Flight Columbus
MEMBER OF COMPANY F, 165TH INFANTRY, 27TH DIVISION. SERVED IN GILBERT ISLANDS, SAIPAN. WOUNDED BY JAPANESE MORTAR SHELL. AWARDED PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON. TIME OF SERVICE: 1942-1944. RANK: PRIVATE FIRST CLASS.