Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Honored By
Frederick Zitzer
SERVED FROM MARCH 1943 TO OCTOBER 1945. SERVED WITH 30TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 117TH REGIMENT, COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, LIGHT 30 CALIBER MACHINE GUNNER. IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, BELGIUM AND HOLLAND CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART MEDAL, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN THEATER CAMPAIGN WITH 3 CAMPAIGN SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, TWO PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONS, FRENCH CROIX-DE-GUERRE AND BELGIUM FOURRAGERE.