Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Rockford, Illinois
Honored By
Larry and Donna Oberheim
Relationship
Son and Daughter-in-Law
A RIFLEMAN (745) IN G COMPANY, 121ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, 8TH INFANTRY DIVISION SERVING IN NORTH AFRICA, ITALY, AND GERMANY. HE FOUGHT IN THREE CAMPAIGNS: NORTH APENNINES, RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE UNTIL HE WAS WOUNDED IN LATE APRIL, 1945. HIS AWARDS INCLUDE BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.