Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Mason City, Iowa
Honored By
Emmanuel Delaville
COMPANY A, 142ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 36TH INFANTRY DIVISION. WOUNDED IN ITALY. KILLED IN ACTION IN THE VOSGES MOUNTAINS, FRANCE ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1944. HE WAS BURIED IN THE U.S. ARMY TEMPORARY CEMETERY OF SAINT JUAN, FRANCE, WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN. AWARDED SEVERAL MEDALS INCLUDING THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL (31 MAY 1944, ITALY).