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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 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, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation, Bronze Star Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal Overseas service Burial location Biography / notes Overseas service: ground combat against the armed enemy during World War II in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations:; Normandy, Northern French Campaigns; Purple Heart was awarded for wounds received as a result of enemy action on; 9 November 1944 in Moselle River, France, area after spending 155 days on the front line, hit with a 155mm German artillery shell. Church: St. John's Lutheran, Marysville, OH. School: Leesburg-Magnetic High School. place of separation: Percy Jones Hospital Center, Ft. Custer, Michigan; Private First Class - Infantry Rifleman #745 Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement in ground Combat against the armed enemy during WWII in the European-African Middle Eastern Theater of Operations Source of this information DD-214, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 3, p. 72; MJT obit 10/26/2009