Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Toledo, Ohio
Honored By
Sue Allemeier Chapa
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN EUROPE IN COMBAT WITH THE 44TH INFANTRY DIVISION AS INFANTRY SQUAD LEADER. TWICE WOUNDED AND AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND THE BRONZE STAR. MEMBER OF THE 114TH INFANTRY REGIMENT WHICH WAS AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR REPULSING A MAJOR GERMAN TANK ATTACK ON THANKSGIVING DAY, 1944 AT SCHALBACH, FRANCE.