- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- First Sergeant
- Unit
- S. V. Company, 11th Army Infantry Batallion
- Conflict / Era
- World War II
- Years of Service
- 1941 – 1944
- Date of Birth
- 08/20/1917
- Date of Death
- 10/07/2001
- Hometown
- Darby, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Purple Heart (2); Bronze Star (2)
- Burial Location
- Jerome Twp: Herriott (Frankfort)
- Monument Paver
- No
- Overseas Service
- Africa; Italy
- Township (entering service)
- Darby
- Township (current / at death)
- Jerome
- School
- Watkins High School
- Record Authenticated
- No
Decorations
Biography
Overseas service: Africa; Italy. School: Watkins High School. Africa, Anzio Beach; Tunisian and Italian Campaigns; Served in a reconnaissance platoon in Tunisia with uncommon valor; earned bronze star medal "fought his way out; then fought his way back in, with supplies"
Source: HEROES FROM THE HEARTLAND (Clauda Robinson Bartow, 2002), p. 59; No DD-214 recorded as of 10/16/2007 at Union Co. Recorder's Office