Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Le Roy, Kansas
Honored By
Mr. Harry W. Arnold
Leader of the 1st Platoon of Reconnaissance Company, 602nd Tank Destroyer Battalion. Helped in the capture of the first German Concentration Camp at Ohrdruf, Germany on April 4, 1945. Received two Purple Hearts, the Bronze Star and the Croix de Guerre Bronze from France.