Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Nelson, Nebraska
Honored By
Ms. Delcie Stowers
INDUCTED OCTOBER 21, 1941. TRAINING STATIONS: CAMP WALTER, TEXAS; CAMP ROBINSON, ARKANSAS; CAMP HOOD, TEXAS; AND CAMP BLANDING, FLORIDA. DATE OF EMBARKATION, JULY 1944. RANK: TECHNICAL SERGEANT. SERVED 35 MONTHS. EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ENGAGEMENTS: FRANCE, ACROSS INTO LUXEMBOURG, ACROSS SIEGFRIED LINE, GERMANY. KILLED SEPTEMBER 13, 1944, IN BATTLE AT SIEGFRIED LINE. MEDALS EARNED: BRONZE STAR FOR HEROIC ACHIEVEMENT, MEDAL FOR EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN, VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND PURPLE HEART.