Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
ENLISTED IN 1942. SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE 3RD ARMY IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. WOUNDED MULTIPLE TIMES. KNOWN AS 'BATTLE' TO HIS COMPANY. RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART AND THE BRONZE STAR. ONCE WENT AWOL (ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE) FROM THE HOSPITAL TO GET BACK TO THE FRONT WITH HIS COMPANY. CONVINCED TO RETURN TO THE HOSPITAL AND RECUPERATE.