Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Delphos, Ohio
Honored By
Gerald & Robin Geise
SERVED IN THE 1ST RECONNAISSANCE CAVALRY, 1ST DIVISION. DUTY WAS IN ALGERIA, MOROCCO, TUNISIA, SICILY AS WELL AS LANDING IN NORMANDY ON D-DAY. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE STARS. IN AUGUST 1944, CAPTURED 11 GERMANS IN AFRICA BY HIMSELF.