Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Rensselaer, Indiana
Honored By
Ms. Mary Swing
Relationship
Sister
79th Infantry Division; Inducted January 4, 1943. Arrived in France in June 1944. Fought in France and Captured at Rittershoffen, France January 11, 1945; POW, machined gunned by Germans. Reached American Lines although wounded in combat post of war. German occupation Army to December 1945. Awarded Bronze Star, Purple Heart and 3 Battle Stars.