Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Garden City, Kansas
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERGEANT, SERVED IN THE INFANTRY AS A MACHINE GUNNER WITH THE 65TH DIVISION IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, FRANCE, GERMANY, AND AUSTRIA. HE ENLISTED 14 JULY 1940 AND SERVED FOR THE DURATION. HE WAS AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, PACIFIC AND EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS RIBBONS, AND THREE BATTLE STARS.