Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Smith Center, Kansas
Honored By
Mr. & Mrs. Kelley & Lynda Ayres
Inducted on April 15, 1942. Served with the 345th Field Artillery Battalion. Participated in all five major battles in Europe. Lead the battalion that fired the first shots of the war into Czechoslovakia. Rose to the rank of First Sergeant and was honorably discharged on November 18, 1945.