Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Delta, Colorado
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE. HE ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY IN MARCH 1943 AND TRAINED AT CAMP ROBINSON, ARKANSAS. SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA, ITALY, FRANCE AND GERMANY. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL (AWARDED FOR WOUNDS SUSTAINED IN ITALY), ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945.