Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lincoln, Nebraska
Honored By
Ray W. Butler
LANDED AT OMAHA BEACH ON D-DAY WITH COMPANY E, 116TH INFANTRY REGIMENT OF THE 29TH INFANTRY DIVISION. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND A BRONZE ARROWHEAD. ONE OF ONLY 2 SURVIVORS OF HIS GROUP OF 33 THAT LANDED ON JUNE 6, 1944.