Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Thomas and Laura Geigner
Relationship
Children and Grandchildren
Served as a squad leader 745 in the 101st Airborne, G Company, 31502nd Division. Parachuted into Normandy on D-day. Awarded the Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster for wounds received in Eindhoven, Holland and Bastogne, Belgium.