Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Satanta, Kansas
Honored By
Ms. Nora M. Foster
Member of the 238th Engineers Combat Battalion. Drafted from Fort Levenworth, March 1942 into the Cavalry. Sent to Camp Barclay, Abilene, Texas. Attended Officer's Training, Plattsburg, New York. 51st Engineer Regiment, Company D, April 1943. Chemical Warfare, New York, December 1943. Camouflage School. Wounded in England, hit by Army truck while riding a motorcycle. Sent back to the States just before Normandy beachhead.