- Branch of Service
- Air Force
- Rank
- Sergeant
- Unit
- 388 Bomb Group, 242nd AAF Base Unit
- Conflict / Era
- World War II
- Years of Service
- 1942 – 1945
- Date of Birth
- 06/17/1922
- Date of Death
- 01/13/2011
- Hometown
- Paris, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Presidential Unit Citation, European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with 7 Bronze Stars, Distinguished Unit Badge GO 36 WD 44
- Burial Location
- Camp Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Ill
- Monument Paver
- Yes — Section D
- Overseas Service
- Knetishall, England; Ardennes Southern France Air Offensive Europe Normandy Northern France; Rhineland GO 33 WD 45 Central Europe GO 40 WD 45
- Township (entering service)
- Paris
- Township (current / at death)
- Morton, Illinois
- Church
- Blessed Sacrament, Morton, Illinois
- School
- Marysville High School
- Record Authenticated
- No
Decorations
Biography
Overseas service: Knetishall, England; Ardennes Southern France Air Offensive Europe Normandy Northern France; Rhineland GO 33 WD 45 Central Europe GO 40 WD 45. Church: Blessed Sacrament, Morton, Illinois. School: Marysville High School.
Source: Recorder's Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 3, p. 245 5-31-13 removed by ec (privacy law) | Ancestry - Find A Grave