Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Paonia, Colorado
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: TECHNICIAN 5TH CLASS. INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY OCTOBER 9, 1942 AT TACOMA, WASHINGTON. TRAINED AT CAMP BARKELEY, TEXAS, CAMP BEALE, CAMP COOKE AND CAMP STONEMAN, CALIFORNIA. SERVED IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN JANUARY 1946.