- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Sergeant
- Unit
- Armored Division (1941-1942), 509 Parachute Infantry Co-C
- Conflict / Era
- World War II
- Years of Service
- 1941 – 1945
- Date of Birth
- 03/21/1918
- Date of Death
- 09/18/1999
- Hometown
- Paris, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Distinguished Service Medal, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Presidential Unit Citation, Expert Badge with Rifle Bar-Marksman Bar with Machine Gun Bar, Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct, WWII Victory, Honorable Service Lapel Button, American Defense Service,, European African Middle Eastern Service with 5 Bronze Service Stars, Bronze Arrowhead, French Jubilee, Purple Heart Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
- Burial Location
- Claibourne Twp: Bethlehem (Claibourne Cemetery)
- Monument Paver
- No
- Overseas Service
- Served in battles and campaigns in Rome - Arns - Southern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe. Had feet frozen in Battle of Bulge.
- Township (entering service)
- Paris
- Township (current / at death)
- Claibourne
- Church
- Richwood First United Methodist
- School
- Marysville High School
- Record Authenticated
- No
Decorations
Biography
Overseas service: Served in battles and campaigns in Rome - Arns - Southern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe. Had feet frozen in Battle of Bulge.. Church: Richwood First United Methodist. School: Marysville High School. Served with Armored Divison at Fort Knox, KY. As Sgt. As a gun commander. Joined Paratroopers in 1943.
Source: Recorder's Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 3, p. 192