Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Coldwater, Michigan
Honored By
Max L. Crandall
DEFENDED AIR BASE IN ENGLAND. SERVED IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS FROM D-DAY+ 17 UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR. SIX BATTLE STARS AWARDED. UNIT WAS THE 448TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION; ATTACHED TO THE 35TH DIVISION.