Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Winfield, Kansas
Honored By
A Grateful American
STAFF SERGEANT, SERVED IN WWII WITH THE 70TH INFANTRY DIVISION (TRAILBLAZERS), 274TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3RD BATTALION, COMPANY "K", IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action on April 24, 1945, in the vicinity of Wertingen, Germany.