Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
London, Ohio
Honored By
Missouri DAV Chapter 67
HE SERVED IN THE 11TH ARMORED DIVISION AS A RIFLEMAN AND RADIOMAN. HIS PLATOON TOOK PART IN CAMPAIGNS THAT INCLUDED THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, ACTION IN LINZ, AUSTRIA, AND THE OCCUPATION OF GERMANY. HE WAS AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE RIBBON WITH THREE BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION GERMANY MEDAL.