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