Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Norfolk, Virginia
Honored By
Missouri DAV Chapter 67
HE SERVED IN BELGIUM AND GERMANY AS A WEAPONS PLATOON LEADER, COMPANY L, 333RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 84TH INFANTRY DIVISION. IN 1946 HE RETURNED TO NEW YORK CITY AS THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE LIBERTY SHIP SS DARELL M. RITTER TRANSPORTING THE PETS (INCLUDING 'WOLF', HIS GERMAN SHEPHERD) OF THE REDEPLOYED TROOPS TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.