Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Saint Joe, Indiana
Honored By
Mr. & Mrs. Everett C. Collins
INDUCTED 4/15/41 AT FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. OVERSEAS FROM FORT MEADE, MARYLAND, 11/23/43, TO CASABLANCA, AFRICA. THE 36TH U.S. DIVISION ON RAPIDO, 1/44, ANZIO BEACHHEAD, DRIVE TO ROME. INVASION OF ITALY. CASSINO TO ROME, ACROSS THE RAPIDO RIVER. THE NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN, CASABLANCA, SICILY TO CASSINO. WOUNDED 4 TIMES. DISCHARGED 1/4/46 FROM REGIMENTAL HOSPITAL, CAMP ROBINSON, ARKANSAS.