Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Monroe, Ohio
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A STAFF SERGEANT AND PLATOON LEADER. RECIPIENT OF BRONZE BATTLE STARS IN THE RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. HE WAS WOUNDED TWICE IN FRANCE RECEIVING THE PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR IN EUROPE WHERE HE BRAVED HIS OWN ESCAPE.