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First name Middle name Last name Suffix — Jr. Sr. II III IV V Branch of service — Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps Coast Guard Army National Guard Army Air Corps Merchant Marine Highest rank — Private Private First Class Specialist Corporal Lance Corporal Sergeant Staff Sergeant Gunnery Sergeant Sergeant First Class Master Sergeant First Sergeant Master Gunnery Sergeant Sergeant Major Command Sergeant Major Seaman Petty Officer Third Class Petty Officer Second Class Petty Officer First Class Chief Petty Officer Senior Chief Petty Officer Master Chief Petty Officer Airman Airman First Class Senior Airman Technical Sergeant Senior Master Sergeant Chief Master Sergeant Warrant Officer Chief Warrant Officer Second Lieutenant First Lieutenant Captain Major Lieutenant Colonel Colonel Ensign Lieutenant Junior Grade Lieutenant Lieutenant Commander Commander Brigadier General Major General Lieutenant General General Rear Admiral Vice Admiral Admiral Other Unit(s) Conflict / war World War II; Korean War — World War II World War I Korean War Vietnam War Persian Gulf War/Global War on Terrorism Cold War Afghanistan Iraq Spanish American War Civil War Mexican War Indian Wars War of 1812 Revolutionary War Peacetime Other Hometown Has a monument paver? — Yes No Paver section — Section A Section B Section C Section D Section E Section F Section G Section H Awards & decorations Bronze Star, National Defense Service Medal; Korean Service Medal; ROK Presidenail Unit Citation; Combat Infantry Badge; UN Service Medal; Republic of Korea War Service Medal; Prisoner of War Medal Overseas service Burial location Biography / notes School: Jerome Rural High School. serial #RA35616113; died while POW (designated as "Captured, Died nonbattle"); official documents list residency as Madison County; 1994 Jerome Twp. map shows physical location of residence in Union County; Certificate of Discharge lists rank as Technical Sergeant; POW/DNB/KIA Honored as "Voice from the Stone" November 8, 2015 ; Marysville Journal Tribune 11-10-2023 Article Source of this information Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union County Recorder's Office, Vol. 4, p.27; Veterans Service Office; C. Durban/DeGood; Heroes from the Heartland, p. 48; National Archives; Ohio Department of Health; Union County Engineer's Office