Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Honored By
Christiaan Trunz
HE WAS A RESERVIST WHO VOLUNTEERED TO GO INTO ACTIVE DUTY THE DAY AFTER THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR. SERVED WITH THE 80TH INFANTRY DIVISION; TRAINED UNDER GENERAL PATTON. SAW ACTION IN METZ, FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG AT BASTOGNE AND ON THE GERMAN BORDER. HE WAS SERVNG AS A COMPANY COMMANDER OF A QUARTERMASTER SERVICE GROUP IN BRISTOL, ENGLAND WHEN HE HEARD ABOUT THE END OF THE WAR.