Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Stowe, Vermont
Honored By
Ms. Ruth F. Bedell
Relationship
Wife
ENTERED ON JULY 1, 1942, DRAFTED. THE AFRICAN INVASION IN THE FALL OF 1942. CROSSED AFRICA AND UP THE EAST COAST TO SICILY. WAS PROTECTING A LARGE BOAT WHEN A GERMAN BOMBER DROPPED BOMB ON THE BOAT. CAME TO HOSPITAL IN ALGIERS. RETURNED HOME IN NOVEMBER 1943.