Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Paso Robles, California
Honored By
Mr. Gary W Custer
SERVED UNDER GENERAL PATTON IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. CROSSED A BRIDGE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA, HIS JEEP ROLLED OVER A LAND MINE. RECEIVED SEVERE WOUNDS TO HIS RIGHT ARM AND REMAINED IN AN ARMY HOSPITAL UNTIL 1947. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN THEATER MEDAL, FRENCH FOURRAGERE AND PURPLE HEART.