- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Captain
- Unit
- 2nd Infantry Division
- Conflict / Era
- World War II
- Years of Service
- 1942 – 1945
- Date of Birth
- 03/21/1916
- Date of Death
- 08/03/2009
- Hometown
- Paris, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Bronze Star, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 5 Campaign Stars
- Burial Location
- Forest Rose Cemetery, Lancaster, Ohio
- Monument Paver
- Yes — Section D
- Overseas Service
- Normandy, Rhineland, Ardennes, Northern France; Central Europe
- Township (entering service)
- Paris
- Township (current / at death)
- Mansfield, Ohio
- Church
- St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Mansfield, Ohio
- School
- Marysville High School
- Record Authenticated
- Yes
Decorations
Biography
Overseas service: Normandy, Rhineland, Ardennes, Northern France; Central Europe. Church: St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Mansfield, Ohio. School: Marysville High School. Serial #1165664; discharge papers list active service dates from 06/09/1942 to 12/05/1945; veteran form lists active dates from 1941-1952; veteran data form also lists receipt of Presidential Unit Citations, which does not appear on discharge papers; rank of Major listed on veteran form, rank of Captain listed on discharge
Source: Military Record and Report of Separation Certificate, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 4, p. 55; Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 4, p. 119; veteran data form submitted by Lloyd M. Rausch