Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Honored By
Friend
ASSIGNED TO NEWLY FORMED 167TH ARMY SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO CORPS AT CAMP CROWDER, MISSOURI FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC TRAINING. FURTHER TRAINING AT PARAMOUNT STUDIOS, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. WITH 154 SIGNAL CORPS PHOTO CENTER. FURTHER TRAINING WITH WORLD WIDE CAMERAMEN. AS WAR PHOTOGRAPHER, JOINED THE 108TH COMBAT ENGINEERS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, PREPARATORY FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN. SEPTEMBER 2, 1945 LOADED ON LST'S FOR KYOTO, JAPAN FOR OCCUPATION. DISCHARGED 1946.