Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tuscola, Illinois
Honored By
Betty Weber Cooch
Relationship
Wife
TECHNICIAN 4TH GRADE. RADIO OPERATOR. SERVED WITH HEADQUARTERS COMPANY, 401ST GLIDER INFANTRY, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION. CAMPAIGNS: NORMANDY, ARDENNES, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE. EARNED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND GLIDER BADGE. AWARDED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH FOUR BRONZE BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE AND MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD.