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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 Captain (WWII); Colonel (Korea) — 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, Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster; American Campaign Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with five campaign stars; World War II Victory Medal (WWII), National Defense Service Medal; Korean Service Medal; Armed Forces Reserve Medal; United Nations Korean Service Medal; Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation; BSM with Oak Leaf Cluster (M); BSM with two Oak Leaf Clusters and "V" device (Korea) Overseas service Burial location Biography / notes Overseas service: Normandy, Rhineland, Ardennes, Northern France, Central Europe (WWII); Korea. School: Marysville High School. serial #O-1822642; on active duty from 12/5/1942 to 02/13/1946 (WWII); Tank Destroyer Pioneer Unit Commander 1225 (WWII); on active duty from 02/05/1951 to 05/21/1954 (Korea); Military Advisor to Republic of Korean Army (Korea); Class of 1936, Marysville High School; served as Mayor of Marysville during the 1950's; no verification of rank of Colonel as of 01/04/2008 (discharge papers list rank as Captain) Source of this information Military Record and Report of Separation Certificate, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 5, p. 7, and Vol. 6, p. 212 (WWII); DD-214, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 8, p. 132 (Korea); obituary, Marysville Journal-Tribune, 11/2006