Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Terre Haute, Indiana
Honored By
Allene D. Evans
SERVED IN THE 76TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION WHICH WAS ENGAGED IN COMBAT JULY 1944 TO THE CLOSE OF THE WAR. WAS AWARDED 4 BATTLE STARS FOR PARTICIPATION AT ST. LO, ALSACE, BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND THE CROSSING AT REMAGEN. IN 1945 HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR FOR HIS SERVICE DURING THE WAR. THE 76TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION WAS AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE CROSSING OF THE RHINE AT REMAGEN.