Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honored By
Melinda L. Hayes
Relationship
Daughter
INDUCTED AT FORT SNELLING, MINNESOTA IN 1944. TRAINED AT FORT MCCLELLAN, ALABAMA. JOINED THE 102ND INFANTRY OF THE 9TH ARMY 'THE OZARKS' AS A PRIVATE, LATER RISING TO TECHNICAL SERGEANT. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND OCCUPATION IN GERMANY FROM JANUARY 1945 TO JULY 1946.