Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hartville, Missouri
Honored By
Pamela Latimer
Relationship
Daughter
ENTERED SERVICE ON FEBRUARY 19, 1944, JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI. MILITARY OCCUPATION, FIRST SERGEANT. DURING THE BATTLES OF NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE, ARDENNES, HE WAS AWARDED THE FOLLOWING DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS: PURPLE HEART WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, EUROPEAN-AMERICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, UNIT BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, AND HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL BUTTON (RUPTURED DUCK). HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON NOVEMBER 3, 1945, AT CAMP SWIFT, TEXAS.