Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Garden City, Kansas
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE INFANTRY WITH COMPANY M, 147TH REGIMENT, 45TH THUNDERBIRD DIVISION AS A HEAVY MACHINE GUNNER IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, SICILIAN, NAPLES-FOGGIA, AND ROME-ARNO CAMPAIGNS. HE ENTERED THE SERVICE ON 20 NOVEMBER 1942 AND SERVED 36 AND A HALF MONTHS EARNING THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.