Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT IN THE SIXTEENTH INFANTRY, FIRST DIVISION 'BIG RED ONE'. HIGHLY DECORATED FOR HIS GALLANTRY IN ACTION AND HEROIC ACHIEVEMENT WHILE SERVING IN BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS IN ALGERIA, FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIA, SICILY, NORMANDY (OMAHA BEACH), RHINELAND, ARDENNES AND CENTRAL EUROPE.