- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Colonel
- Unit
- Battery D, Antiaircraft Gun Battalion; 203rd Antiaircraft Artillery Unit, 7th Armored Division, 83rd ARCOM
- Conflict / Era
- World War II
- Years of Service
- 1942 – 1945
- Date of Birth
- 10/23/1922
- Date of Death
- 05/08/1979
- Hometown
- Marysville, Union County, Ohio, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal with 5 Campaign Stars; Expert Marksmanship Badge (machine gun, carbine, rifle)
- Burial Location
- Darby Twp: St. John's Lutheran
- Monument Paver
- Yes — Section B
- Overseas Service
- Normandy, Rhineland, Ardennes, Northern France, Central Europe
- Reserve Service
- 1945 – 1978
- Township (entering service)
- Marysville, Union County, Ohio
- Township (current / at death)
- Marysville, Union County, Ohio
- Church
- St. John's Lutheran Church; First United Methodist Church, Marysville, Ohio
- School
- Marysville High School
- Record Authenticated
- No
Decorations
Biography
Overseas service: Normandy, Rhineland, Ardennes, Northern France, Central Europe. Church: St. John's Lutheran Church; First United Methodist Church, Marysville, Ohio. School: Marysville High School. Serial #35620304; enlisted 12/31/1942, Columbus, Ohio; served in European Theater of Operation from 02/19/1944 until 10/16/1945; honorably discharged 11/02/1945, with rank of Staff Sergeant $50 Paver 8/3/10; Blythe Shuler, 728 W. 4th. St., Marysville, OH 43040; 937-243-3421; morningsky_13@hotmail.com
Source: Veteran data form and picture provided by Gretchen Sue Nicol, daughter (source of information from U. S. Military Archives and Ft. Sill, Oklahoma); Union County Recorder's Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Vol. 3, p. 395; National Archives | obituary, Marysville Journal-Tribune, 05/08/1979