Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Delta, Colorado
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: CORPORAL. HE ENTERED THE ARMY IN APRIL 1944; TRAINED AT CAMP ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA AND CAMP VAN DORN, MISSISSIPPI. SERVED AS AN INFANTRYMAN IN THE MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, MERITORIOUS SERVICE PLAQUE AND THE COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN APRIL 1946.