LS
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Corporal
- Unit
- Headquarters Company, 41st Infantry Division
- Conflict / Era
- World War II
- Years of Service
- 02/16/1942 – 11/12/1945
- Date of Birth
- 02/11/1912
- Date of Death
- 12/14/1972
- Hometown
- Paris, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Good Conduct Medal; American Defense Service Medal; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 campaign stars and 1 arrowhead; World War II Victory Medal; Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 1 campaign star
- Burial Location
- Paris Twp: Oakdale
- Monument Paver
- No
- Overseas Service
- South Pacific; New Guinea; Southern Philippines
- Township (entering service)
- Paris
- Township (current / at death)
- Paris
- Church
- Trinity Lutheran Church
- School
- Marysville High School
- Record Authenticated
- No
Decorations
Biography
Overseas service: South Pacific; New Guinea; Southern Philippines. Church: Trinity Lutheran Church. School: Marysville High School. Serial # 20511102; enlisted on 10/15/1940 in Marysville, Ohio; 1 year, 9 months, and 7 days of foreign service; served in New Guinea and Southern Philippines campaigns; Honorable Discharge on 11/12/1945 from Fort Knox, Kentucky
Source: Veteran data form, Honorable Discharge, and Enlisted Record and Report of Separation submitted by Pat Croy and Steve Scheiderer (son); obituary from Marysville-Journal Tribune, 12/15/1972 | Ancestry - Dept. of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File