Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Garden City, Kansas
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE SERVED AS A PARACHUTE DEMOLITION SPECIALIST WITH THE 513TH PARACHUTE REGIMENT IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE ENTERED THE SERVICE ON 30 JULY 1943 AND SERVED 25 MONTHS. HE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART.