Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Staplehurst, Nebraska
Honored By
Son and Family
ENTERED COMBAT ON JULY, 1944 AT OMAHA BEACH. MORTAR PLATOON LEADER WITH 134TH INFANTRY, 35TH DIVISION. HELPED SECURE ST. LO. WOUNDED IN BATTLE OF MORTAIN. RETURNED TO EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART AND BRONZE STAR.