Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pawling, New York
Honored By
Gail A. Stevenson
Relationship
Daughter
102nd Infantry Division “ The Ozarks” activated Camp Maxey, TX September 15, 1942. Embarked at New York September 12, 1944, and arrived in Cherbourg September 23, 1944. First action in vicinity of Geilenkirchen, Germany October 26, 1944. SpearheadedNinthArmy crossing of Roger River near Linnich February 23, 1945, captured 86 towns including Krefeld between Roer and the Rhine. Occupation duties in Lower Saxony, Thuringia and Batavia. He was inactivated early in 1946.