Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Southport Island, Maine
Honored By
Sarah Sherman Brewer
SERVED IN THE MACHINE GUN SQUAD OF THE 87TH DIVISION, 345TH REGIMENT, FIRST BATTALION CHARLIE COMPANY. ENGLAND, FRANCE AND GERMANY. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR WHEN HIS SQUAD OF THREE MEN HELD THEIR GROUND AND CAPTURED 28 GERMAN SOLDIERS. ALSO RECEIVED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, EUROPEAN THEATER OF WAR RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.