Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hampton, Iowa
Honored By
Mr & Mrs Robert Ronald Harms
Relationship
Nephew
JOINED IN 1943. FOUGHT AS AN INFANTRYMAN IN FRANCE AND GERMANY FROM 1944 UNTIL END OF WAR. ALSO HALF-TRACK DRIVER. HIS UNIT SUFFERED HEAVY LOSSES. TREATED FOR COMBAT FATIGUE FOLLOWING V-E DAY. THEN PUT ON TROOP SHIP FOR JAPAN BUT WAR ENDED DURING CROSSING. FINISHED ACTIVE DUTY AT FORT HOOD IN 1946.