Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Ironwood, Michigan
Honored By
Ms. Audrey I. Pehovic
32 MONTHS OF OVERSEAS SERVICE. AWARDED BRONZE STAR FOR HEROIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ACTION ON DECEMBER 18, 1944 IN STAVELOT, BELGIUM, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FOUR STARS, THE PURPLE HEART AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE WITH STAR. 526TH ARMORED INFANTRY. HE WAS THE YOUNGEST COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN THE U.S. ARMY AT THE START OF WWII.