Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Millington, Michigan
Honored By
Mrs. Bernice Schnettler
WAS IN COMPANY D, 382ND INFANTRY, 96TH DIVISION. SERVED FROM NOVEMBER 13, 1942 TO JUNE 23, 1945. TRAINED AT CAMP ADAIR AND CAMP WHITE, OREGON, FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON AND SAN LOUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA. LANDED ON OKINAWA, RYUKYUS ISLANDS EASTER SUNDAY, 1945. WAS WOUNDED ON JUNE 21, 1945 WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY AT THE FRONT LINES ON OKINAWA. DIED ON JUNE 23, FROM HIS WOUNDS.