- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Private First Class
- Unit
- 90th Division 358th Infantry Regiment
- Conflict / Era
- World War II
- Years of Service
- 1943 – 1945
- Date of Birth
- 08/18/1925
- Date of Death
- 10/23/2009
- Hometown
- Leesburg, OH
- 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
- Burial Location
- Darby Twp: St. John's Lutheran
- Monument Paver
- Yes — Section C
- 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
- Township (entering service)
- Leesburg
- Township (current / at death)
- Paris
- Church
- St. John's Lutheran, Marysville, OH
- School
- Leesburg-Magnetic High School
- Record Authenticated
- No
Decorations
Biography
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: DD-214, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 3, p. 72; MJT obit 10/26/2009