Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE ARMY'S 635TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT AND AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION, AS AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNNER IN GENERAL PATTON'S THIRD ARMY. HE FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE IN BASTOGNE, BELGIUM AND WAS AN EXPERT IN IDENTIFYING WWII MILITARY AIRCRAFT. RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART.