Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Carthage, Missouri
Honored By
Donald B. Heaton
STAFF SERGEANT, CREW CHIEF. TECHNICIAN, SERVED IN AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS: AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE AND ARDENNES. DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS: GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE AND BELGIUM FOURRAGERE, ID BELGIUM ARMY 45. GROUP WAS AWARDED THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND TWO FRENCH Coeur de Guerre.