Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Atlantic, Iowa
Honored By
Ms. June Alliband
Relationship
Wife
Drafted into the Army and left Atlantic, Iowa, on August 5, 1943. Following 4 months of basic training at Fort Riley in Kansas, he was sent to Italy where he engaged in combat. He was a member of Company B, 168th Infantry. He was killed in action on Anzio Beachhead May 29, 1944. Awarded the Purple Heart.