Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Foley, Minnesota
Honored By
Rosemarie Andresen
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED MAY 27, 1942 TO HONORABLE DISCHARGE JUNE 6, 1946. AERIAL GUNNER, WITH 2ND DIVISION, 8TH BATTALION, 752ND BOMBARDIER SQUADRON. STAFF SERGEANT IN ARMY AIR CORPS. SERVED IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES AND CENTRAL EUROPE. PRISONER OF WAR AT STALAG 13 IN GERMANY. EARNED PURPLE HEART AND DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. ALSO EARNED AIR MEDAL WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. PISTOL MARKSMAN.