Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Rochelle, Illinois
Honored By
Fred Walters
ENLISTED IN JANUARY 1942. SAW 30 MONTHS OF SERVICE WITH THE U.S. RANGERS IN THE INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, AND ITALY. WAS STATIONED AT CAMP ROBINSON IN JUNE OF 1945. HIS 5 BROTHERS ALSO SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES DURING WWII AND ONE OF THEM WAS LOST AT SEA DURING THE BATTLE OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.