BRANCH OF SERVICE
U.S. Army

RANK
Private First Class (prior to 1968)

HOMETOWN
Valeene, IN

HONORED BY
Grateful American

World War II Veteran. Entered into service on 4 May 1942 at Louisville,Kentucky.Assigned to the 612th Tank Destroyer Battalion [self-Propelled]M18 76mm GMC "Hell Cat"Attached to the 2nd Infantry Division. Trained at Camp Swift,Texas,Camp Bowie,Texas and Fort Hood,Texas. Sailed on 7 April 1944 on the S.S. Ile de France to Greenoch,Scotland. Arrived on the continent on 14 June 1944.Awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Heroic Achievement Near Hofgiesmar,Germany.And the Purple Heart Medal for wounds received as a result of enemy action.[He refused to be evacuated for right hip wound.]The European,African,Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 5 Bronze Campaign Stars for Normandy,Northern France,Rhineland Ardennes and Central Europe.