Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bay City, Michigan
Honored By
Ms. Cheryl Bluhm
Relationship
Family
Entered the Army on October 9, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan. Discharged on January 12, 1946. Basic Training, Camp Plauche, New Orleans, Louisiana. Served overseas in Milne Bay, Aitape, New Guinea. Was in the third wave in the invasion of Luzon at Lingayen Gulf the Philippines. Were the first troops to occupy Otaru Hokkaido, Japan. left Japan on December 12, 1945 from Yokohama. Discharge from Fort Sheridan, Illinois.