Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
John Graf
Relationship
Friend
HE WAS DRAFTED SEPTEMBER 1942 INTO THE ARMY, SENT TO FORT CUSTER, MICHIGAN. DECEMBER 1942, COMMISSIONED 1ST LIEUTENANT, U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. JANUARY 1943, ASSIGNED TO QUARTERMASTER DEPOT IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. MARCH 1943, ASSIGNED TO THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA COMMAND, IN QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA ABOARD THE TROOPSHIP 'GENERAL GRANT'. OCTOBER 1944, HIS COMPANY PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.