Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Madison, Wisconsin
Honored By
G. Holcomb
DRAFTED FEBRUARY 1943 AT AGE 18. SERVED TWO TOURS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH PATTON'S FIRST ARMY. SERVED IN THE FIRST REPLACEMENT DETACHMENT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. SERVED ON THE FRONT LINES FOR 154 DAYS WITHOUT RELIEF AS AN ARTILLERY SERGEANT.