Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Rochelle, Illinois
Honored By
Fred Walters
ENLISTED IN APRIL 1943. HE WAS SENT OVERSEAS AUGUST 1943. SERVED WITH THE FIRST ARMY IN GERMANY. HIS FIVE BROTHERS SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES DURING WWII. ONE OF THEM WAS LOST AT SEA DURING THE BATTLE OF SOLOMON ISLANDS.