Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Toledo, Ohio
Honored By
John Mock
JOINED 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY, MARCH 1942. WENT OVERSEAS APRIL 30, 1942, TO NORTHERN IRELAND. IN COMPANY I, 135TH REGIMENT, 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION. INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA, NOVEMBER 8, 1942, SALERNO, ITALY. WOUNDED AT CASSINO, ITALY, FEBRUARY 3, 1944. BRONZE STAR MEDAL, APRIL 9, 1944. MARCH 6, 1943, SILVER STAR, PICHON, NORTH AFRICA.