Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Muncie, Indiana
Honored By
Mrs. Emily Armstrong
Relationship
Wife
ENLISTED AUGUST 8, 1941. TRAINED AS A TRUCK DRIVER. STATIONED IN PANAMA WITH THE COASTAL ARTILLERY WHEN WWII BEGAN. TRANSFERRED TO THE FIELD ARTILLERY IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER IN MARCH 1945, SERVING WITH THE 7TH ARMY IN FRANCE AND GERMANY. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HONORABLE DISCHARGE AT FORT MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY ON NOVEMBER 20, 1945.