Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Kenmare, North Dakota
Honored By
G. Holcomb
Drafted in 1941 and served in the 33rd Regiment of the 3rd Armored Division. The units tanks were unloaded at Normandy on D-Day in six feet of water. Wounded and hospitalized in England, then sent back to his unit on the front line in France. Participated in the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.