Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Collins, Ohio
Honored By
Friend
ENLISTED ON 15 OCTOBER 1940 AT SANDUSKY, ERIE COUNTY OHIO. HE WAS AN ARTILLERYMAN AND A CANNONEER IN A LIGHT HOWITZER BATTALION WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD'S 37TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 135TH FIELD ARTILLERY, BATTERY E. HE SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC FROM JUNE 1942 THROUGH NOVEMBER OF 1945, AT FIJI, GUADALCANAL, NEW GEORGIA, AND BOUGAINVILLE, LUZON AND MANILA.