Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pierson, Michigan
Honored By
A Grateful American
Captain, served with the 43rd Field Artillery Battalion as an enlisted man. After Candidate School, he was commissioned on October 2, 1942. He then served with the 96th and 27th Divisions and then joined the 123rd Infantry Regiment where he was a Platoon leader in Company D during the New Guinea and Luzon Campaigns. Awards: Expert and Combat Infantryman Badges, Bronze Star Medal.