- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Colonel
- Unit
- Co. E, National Guard; Task Force; 33rd Infantry Regiment
- Conflict / Era
- World War II
- Years of Service
- 1941 – 1944
- Date of Birth
- 03/09/1902
- Date of Death
- 12/02/1978
- Hometown
- UNKNOWN, OH
- Burial Location
- Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
- Monument Paver
- No
- Overseas Service
- Netherland East Indies; Trinidad, British West Indies
- Guard Service
- 1932 – Unknown
- Township (entering service)
- UNKNOWN
- Township (current / at death)
- Arlington, Virginia
- Church
- UNKNOWN
- School
- Newcomerstown Schools; Wittenberg College
- Record Authenticated
- No
Biography
Overseas service: Netherland East Indies; Trinidad, British West Indies. Church: UNKNOWN. School: Newcomerstown Schools; Wittenberg College. Graduate of Wittenberg College in 1925; married to Louise Otte in 1927; enlisted in Ohio National Guard in 11/1932; called up for active duty in 1941; sent overseas 02/1942 as part of Task Force assigned to protect the Royal Dutch Oil Refinery; served as Commanding Officer of mobile troops and Executive Officer of Task Force; transferred to Trinidad, British West Indies, 11/1943, as Executive Officer of 33rd Infantry Regiment; returned 02/1944 to serve as Battalion Commander, Camp Fannin, TX; also served as Battalion Commander, Camp Livingston, LA; assigned 09/1945 to United States Army Recruiting Service as Commanding Officer, Charleston, WVA; member of the Scottish Rite, Valley of Columbus; buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, with full military honors
Source: Virgina Smith; Obituary File, Marysville Public Library; Union Co. Cem. Rec., Vol. 6, p. 92; Richwood Gazette, 08/08/1946; Washington Post, 12/05/1978; Social Security Index; 1930 U.S. Federal Census; | Ancestry - Find A Grave & Dept. of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; MJT Obit