Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Columbus, Ohio
Honored By
Helen Bercaw
ENLISTED IN OCTOBER OF 1940. SERVED IN THE 659TH TANK DESTROYER BATTALION FROM 1943 TO 1945. HE WAS IN ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. IN 1945 HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR CAMP COMMANDER, NEU-ULM, GERMANY, 14TH INFANTRY REGIMENT. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.