Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Matthews, Indiana
Honored By
John Mark Walters
Relationship
Son
SERGEANT; COMPANY B, 405TH INFANTRY, 102ND DIVISION. SQUAD LEADER, RIFLEMAN, 745. FOUGHT IN THE RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. HE WAS PERIMETER GUARD AT THE NUREMBERG TRIALS. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP AND 3RD BRONZE STAR.