Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Evanston, Indiana
Honored By
Clarence E. Mulzer
Inducted on October 6, 1941. Discharged October 4, 1945. Served 42 months in the South Pacific. Earned a Purple Heart, American Defense Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 1 Bronze Star. Served in an anti-tank division, 108th infantry. Awarded the Good Conduct Ribbon. Wounds received in action at Luzon, Philippine Islands February 14, 1945. Received a Bronze Arrowhead. Served as a technical Sergeant. Platoon Sergeant. Combat infantryman badge. Bismarck Archipelago, Southern Philippines; Luzon.