- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Sergeant
- Unit
- Company A, 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 101st Airborne Division
- Conflict / Era
- World War II
- Years of Service
- 1942 – 1945
- Date of Birth
- 12/28/1919
- Date of Death
- 10/03/1976
- Hometown
- Paris, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Bronze Star, Distinguished Unit Badge with One Oak Leaf Cluster, European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal of 1 Battle Arrowhead & 4 Bronze Stars, American Theater Service Medal
- Burial Location
- Darby Twp: St. John's Lutheran
- Monument Paver
- Yes — Section C
- Overseas Service
- Normandy, Rhineland, Ardennes, Central Europe; Defense of Bastogne, Belgium Dec.18 to Dec. 27, 1944
- Township (entering service)
- Paris
- Township (current / at death)
- Paris
- Church
- St. John's Lutheran, Marysville, Ohio
- School
- Union Local High School
- Record Authenticated
- No
Decorations
Biography
Overseas service: Normandy, Rhineland, Ardennes, Central Europe; Defense of Bastogne, Belgium Dec.18 to Dec. 27, 1944. Church: St. John's Lutheran, Marysville, Ohio. School: Union Local High School.
Source: Recorder's Certificate of Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 3, p. 188