Permanent Veteran Record
| Branch | Army |
|---|---|
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Conflict / Era | World War II |
| Years of Service | 04/09/1942 – 10/22/1945 |
| Date of Birth | 01/08/1918 |
| Date of Death | 11/20/2016 |
| Hometown | East Liberty, Ohio, OH |
| Awards | European-African-Middle Eastern Ribbon with three bronze battle stars; Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster |
| Monument Paver | No |
| Source | DD-214, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 5, p. 83; National Archives (enlistment record and POW record); 1920 and 1930 Federal Census Records; Union County Engineer's Office, 1940 maps; Union County Auditor's Office (property tax records) |
Overseas service: Normandy, Northern France; Rhineland, Germany. School: UNKNOWN. Union County residency not confirmed; enlistment record lists residence as Champaign County; Federal Census records list residence as Logan County; no Union County property tax records 1938-1952; not listed in Young American Patriots; serial #15195066; enlisted 04/09/1942, Fairfield County; aerial gunner; flew B25's and B47's; hospitalized in England for 5 months; weighed 98 lbs. when discharged; detained at Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedome Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 voice from the stone honoree November 2010 speaker Don Richardson
Printed from the UCVRC Veterans Database · Courthouse Veterans Monument