Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Volga, Iowa
Honored By
Uldene Moore
DRAFTED FROM HIS SCHOOL TEACHING JOB JUNE 1,1941. BASIC TRAINING 3RD ARMY REGIMENT, OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL. HIS SHIP WAS TORPEDOED ON THE WAY TO AFRICA. SPENT REST OF WAR IN TRINIDAD AND PUERTO RICO. HE ALSO SERVED DURING KOREAN AND VIETNAM WARS AND RETIRED AFTER 30 YEARS IN THE ARMY.