Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Dubuque, Iowa
Honored By
Family and NC Triangle Flight of Honor
COMPANY K, 60TH INFANTRY, 9TH DIVISION; PURPLE HEART MEDAL FOR WOUNDS SUSTAINED IN COMBAT ON DECEMBER 12, 1944; COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. REASSIGNED TO 6TH CORPS, 305TH BOMB GROUP, CONTROL TOWER OPERATION FROM APRIL 18, 1945 UNTIL DECEMBER 1946.