Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Minneapolis, Kansas
Honored By
Department of Oklahoma Military Order of the Purple Heart
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ISLAND OF LUZON WITH THE 145TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 37TH DIVISION, AS AN INFANTRYMAN IN INTELLIGENCE AND RECONNAISSANCE. WOUNDED 5 AUGUST 1945 AND AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.