Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Robinson, Illinois
Honored By
Mr. Orville W. Gaddis
SERVED WITH COMPANY L, 313TH INFANTRY, 79TH DIVISION. A REPLACEMENT RIGHT AFTER D-DAY IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE. GOT WOUNDED AUGUST 22, 1944. BACK TO UNITED KINGDOM BY PLANE. IN HOSPITAL FOR 105 DAYS. NO MORE FRONT LINE DUTY.