Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Grants Pass, Oregon
Honored By
Joan Wetterau-Blankenburg
MAJOR (RETIRED). ARMY CAREER: 1913-1947 WITH 19TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 24TH INFANTRY DIVISION, SERVICE COMPANY (SCHOFIELD BARRACKS - OAHU). 1ST SERGEANT DECEMBER 1941. RECALLED TO STATES 1942 AS A MASTER SERGEANT BY GENERAL DEWITT. SPENT REMAINING YEARS WITH MILITARY (ARMY) INTELLIGENCE, PACIFIC NORTHWEST - WORKING OUT OF SEATTLE AND FORT LEWIS. SPECIAL MISSION - JAPANESE INCENDIARY BALLOONS. RETIRED AT CAMP BEALE, CALIFORNIA.